KVGH (AM)

KVGH
City Thousand Palms, California
Broadcast area Palm Springs, California
Branding Valley 106.5
Slogan The Valley's Greatest Hits
Frequency 1270 kHz
Translator(s) 93.1 K226BT Indio
106.5 K293CL Thousand Palms
First air date 1965 (as KGUY)
Format Classic Hits/Oldies
Power 5,000 watts day
750 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 14056
Transmitter coordinates 33°51′04.00″N 116°23′36.00″W / 33.8511111°N 116.3933333°W / 33.8511111; -116.3933333
Callsign meaning K Valley's Greatest Hits
Former callsigns KGUY (1965-1985)
KNWZ (1985-1998)
KXPS (1998-2001)
KCMJ (2001-2004)
KNWU (3/5/2004-3/31/2004)
KNWT (2004-2007)
KFUT (2007-2013)
KFSQ (2013-2016)
Owner Sunnylands Broadcasting, L.L.C.
Webcast Listen Live
Website valley1065.com

KVGH (1270 kHz, "Valley 106.5") is an AM radio station broadcasting a classic hits/oldies radio format. Licensed to Thousand Palms, California, United States, it serves the Palm Springs area. The station is owned by Sunnylands Broadcasting, L.L.C. and is operated by the Desert Radio Group. Programming is simulcast on FM translator station 106.5 K293CL, also in Thousand Palms.

History

On December 18, 2013, the then-KFUT changed their format from Spanish oldies to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 1270".[1] The station changed to the call sign KFSQ on December 19, 2013, and to the current KVGH on February 23, 2016. From April 2016 to January 31, 2017, 1270 AM KVGH was simulcasting with its sister station KVGH-FM 105.1. They are broadcasting 1960s and 1970s classic hits, with an occasional 1950s' song.

In November 2016 KVGH rebranded as "Valley 106.5", using the frequency of FM translator K293CL 106.5 FM Thousand Palms.

References

  1. ↑ Venta, Lance (December 18, 2013). "KFUT Palm Springs Flips To Sports". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 1, 2017.


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