KDSS
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]
- For other articles named KDSS, see KDSS (disambiguation).
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City | Ely, Nevada |
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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 |
Former call signs | KBXS[1] |
Owner | Coates Broadcasting, Inc. |
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] Ownership of the station and Coates Broadcasting, Inc. has since passed to Karen Livingston, daughter of Patrick and Samantha Coates.[7]
References
- "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. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- "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.
- "Coates Broadcasting Inc". www.buzzfile.com. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
External links
- KDSS 92.7 Jack FM Facebook
- 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