KDSS
- For other articles named KDSS, see KDSS (disambiguation).
| City | Ely, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Slogan | "Country from the Heart" |
| Frequency | 92.7 MHz |
| First air date | December 8, 1992 |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 32,000 watts |
| HAAT | 293 meters (962 feet) |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 63558 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°14′46″N 114°55′39″W / 39.24611°N 114.92750°W |
| Former callsigns | KBXS[1] |
| Owner | Coates Broadcasting, Inc. |
KDSS (92.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ely, Nevada. The station is owned by Coates Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a Country music format.[2]
The station was assigned the KDSS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 8, 1992.[1]
Programming
In addition to its usual music format, programming on KDSS includes Takin’ it Outside, a short program about "living and playing in the Southwestern Outdoors" hosted by Doug Nielsen.[3]
Ownership
On November 30, 2007, Patrick Dennis Coates died at the age of 67.[4] A resident of Ely since 1996, Coates and his wife, Samantha J. Coates, jointly owned 100 percent of privately held Coates Broadcasting, Inc.[5] Samantha Coates died on September 1, 2009 at the age of 72.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Takin' it Outside - About the Show". My Outdoor TV.
- ↑ "Obituaries: Patrick Dennis Coates". The Ely Times. 2007-12-06.
- ↑ "Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations". Federal Communications Commission. 2007-05-22.
- ↑ "Obituaries: Samantha Jean Coates". The Ely Times. 2009-09-09.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KDSS
- Radio-Locator information on KDSS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KDSS
- KDSS station website
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