KNWH

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KNWH
Simulcast with KNWQ and KNWZ
KNWZ K-NEWS94.3-104.7 logo.png
Broadcast area Coachella Valley
Frequency 1250 kHz
BrandingK-News 94.3 104.7
Programming
Format Talk
Network CBS News Radio
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KCLB-FM, KCLZ, KDES-FM, KDGL, KKUU, KNWQ, KNWZ, KPSI-FM, K297BO
History
First air date
April 3, 1961;62 years ago (April 3, 1961)
Former call signs
KDHI (1961-1994)
KQYN (1994-2005)
KNWH (2005-2007)
KDGR (2007)
Call sign meaning
K-NeWs H
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 67028
Class D
Power 800 watts day
77 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 34°07′51″N116°22′12″W / 34.13083°N 116.37000°W / 34.13083; -116.37000
Translator(s) 103.7 K279CO (Yucca Valley)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.knewsradio.com

KNWH (1250 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Yucca Valley, California. It simulcasts a talk radio format with sister stations 970 KNWZ and 1160 KNWQ. It is owned by Alpha Media. [2] The studios are on North Gene Autry Trail (California State Route 111) in Palm Springs.

Contents

By day, KNWH is powered at 800 watts non-directional. But to avoid interference to other stations on 1250 AM, KNWH must reduce power at night to 77 watts. [3] Programming is also heard on several FM translators in the Coachella Valley.

Programming

Weekdays begin with the K-News Morning Show, a local wake-up program with Mike Mozingo and Kris Long. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk programs: The Dan Bongino Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Mark Levin Show, The Ben Shapiro Show, The Matt Walsh Show, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal and Markley, Van Camp & Robbins.

Syndicated weekend shows include The CBS Weekend News Roundup, The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey, Rich DiMuro on Tech, Bill Handel on the Law, The Takeout with Major Garrett and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell . Most hours begin with an update from CBS News Radio.

History

The station signed on the air on April 3, 1961;62 years ago. [4] It held the call sign KDHI. [4] [5] It was originally a daytimer, licensed to Twenty-Nine Palms, California. It ran 1,000 watts but had to go off the air by sunset. [5] It was owned by Hi-Desert Broadcasting Company. [5]

In 1993, the station adopted an oldies format. [6] In December 1994, its call sign was changed to KQYN and it adopted a classic rock format. [7] [8] In October 1995, the station adopted an adult standards format. [9] [10] KQYN later aired an all-news format, with programming from CNN. [11] [12] [13]

In 2005, the station was sold to Morris Communications for $100,000. [12] Its call sign was changed to KNWH, and it adopted a news-talk format, simulcasting KNWQ and KNWZ. [7] [14] On January 15, 2007, its call sign was briefly changed to KDGR, but on February 1, 2007 it was changed back to KNWH. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNWH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ AM Query Results: KNWQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KNWH
  4. 1 2 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook , Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-30. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 History Cards for KNWH, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 10, No. 42. October 20, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 2. January 11, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 41. October 11, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ "KQYN 1250 AM". KQYN. Archived from the original on December 22, 1999. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ "KQYN 1250 AM". KQYN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2003. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  12. 1 2 Taylor, Tom. "News", Inside Radio. August 11, 2004. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  13. ↑ Devine, Cathy (2004-2005) The M Street Radio Directory . p. 108. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  14. ↑ Devine, Cathy (2005-2006) The M Street Radio Directory . p. 106. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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