KDUC
KDUC (94.3 FM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Barstow, California, United States and serves the Barstow and Victor Valley areas, as well as along Interstate 15 to Baker, California. The station is simulcast on KDUQ (102.5 FM), which is licensed to Ludlow, California and broadcasts along Interstate 40 east of Barstow. Both stations are owned by California Communications of Barstow, LLC and broadcast a contemporary hit radio music format branded as "The Duck".
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City | Barstow, California KDUQ: Ludlow, California |
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Broadcast area | KDUC: Victorville/Barstow, California KDUQ: Along I-40 east of Barstow |
Branding | 94-3 & 102-5 The Duck |
Frequency | KDUC: 94.3 MHz KDUQ: 102.5 MHz |
First air date | KDUC: June 4, 1986 KDUQ: July 7, 1995 |
Format | Top 40 |
ERP | KDUC: 4,600 watts KDUQ: 6,000 watts |
HAAT | KDUC: 239 meters (784 ft) KDUQ: −50 meters (−160 ft) |
Class | KDUC: B1 KDUQ: A |
Transmitter coordinates | KDUC: 34°58′15″N 117°02′22″W KDUQ: 34°43′21″N 116°10′04″W |
Owner | California Communications of Barstow, LLC (Dos Costas Communications Corporation) |
Sister stations | KSZL, KXXZ |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | theduckradio.net |
History
KDUC first signed on June 4, 1986 in Barstow, California. Owned by First American Communications Corporation, the station broadcast a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format.[1] On July 7, 1995, First American launched KDUQ, a repeater of KDUC that transmitted from Ludlow, California to extend coverage along I-40 across the Mojave Desert east of Barstow. At the time, both stations carried a hot adult contemporary music format.[2] In December 1998, First American sold KDUC, KDUQ, and AM sister station KSZL to Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania-based Tele-Media Broadcasting LLC for $875,000.[3]
In June 2008, Dos Costas Communications Corporation sold the rhythmic contemporary-formatted KDUC and KDUQ, as well as KSZL and KXXZ, to California Communications of Barstow, LLC for $4.3 million.[4][5]
References
- "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1987. p. B-26. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 1996. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1996. p. B-46. ISBN 0-8352-3725-7. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting and Cable. R.R. Bowker. December 14, 1998. p. 69. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "Victor Valley, CA Cluster Changes Hands". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. June 25, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "BAS Spins Two From Ohio Deal". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. July 2, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KDUC
- Radio-Locator information on KDUC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KDUC
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KDUQ
- Radio-Locator information on KDUQ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KDUQ