KPSI (AM)
| City | Palm Springs, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Coachella Valley |
| Frequency | 920 kHz |
| First air date | 1956 |
| Format | Silent |
| Audience share | 1.8, #15 (Fa'07, R&R[1]) |
| Power |
5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 67355 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°51′29.00″N 116°29′39.00″W / 33.8580556°N 116.4941667°W |
| Callsign meaning | Keeping Palm Springs Informed |
| Former callsigns |
KKAM (1984-1987) KDES (1987-1994) KESQ (1994-1995) KDES (1995-1997) |
| Owner | Desert Broadcasters LLC |
| Sister stations | KWXY |
| Website | www.newstalk920.com |
KPSI (920 AM) is a radio station licensed to Palm Springs, California, USA. The station is owned by Desert Broadcasters and serves the Coachella Valley area. Until August 12, 2016, the Newstalk 920 AM lineup included Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Dennis Prager, Mark Levin, Dennis Miller, Michael Savage and the Conservative Voice of the Coachella Valley, Rich Gilgallon (28 year radio veteran) from 12pm-2pm weekdays. KPSI was also a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers radio networks.
History
The station was assigned the call letters KKAM on October 15, 1984, originally on AM 1450 under affiliation with ABC Radio. On August 17, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KDES in turn switched frequencies to AM 920 and in 1991, switched frequencies to AM 1400, renamed on June 1, 1994 to KESQ (AM), on November 1, 1995, to KDES, and moved its news programs & talk shows on September 1, 1997 to the current KPSI.[2]
On August 12, 2016, KPSI and sister station KWXY went silent. In October 2016, Desert Broadcasters acquired both stations from Ric and Rozene Supple's R&R Radio Corporation.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Palm Springs Market Ratings". Radio and Records.
- ↑ "KPSI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/108906/station-sales-week-of-1028/
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KPSI
- Radio-Locator Information on KPSI
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KPSI
- FCC History Cards for KPSI