KPSI-FM

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KPSI-FM
Broadcast area Coachella Valley
Frequency 100.5 MHz
BrandingMix 100.5
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 13, 1980(45 years ago) (1980-06-13)
Former frequencies
100.9 MHz (1980–1991)
Call sign meaning
Palm Springs
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 35497
Class B1
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 37 meters (121 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website www.mix1005.fm

KPSI-FM (100.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Palm Springs, California, broadcasting to the Coachella Valley. It airs a hot adult contemporary radio format branded as "Mix 100.5". It is owned by Connoisseur Media, through Alpha Media Licensee LLC. In afternoon drive time it carries the nationally syndicated show On with Mario Lopez . Mix 100.5's radio studios are on Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs.

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KPSI-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000 watts. The transmitter is off Bennett Road in Desert Hot Springs. [2]

History

KPSI-FM signed on the air on June 13, 1960, [3] as the FM counterpart to KPSI (1450 AM). They were owned by the KPSI Radio Corporation. KPSI-FM originally broadcast on 100.9 FM, powered only at 3,000 watts. At the time, the station aired a top 40/contemporary hit radio format branded as "KPSI-101" and later "Power 101".

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In November 1991, the frequency was changed to 100.5, which also allowed KPSI-FM to boost its power to 25,000 watts. On March 19, 2002, KPSI-FM dropped the top 40 sound, changing to its current hot adult contemporary music format and "Mix 100.5" branding.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KPSI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KPSI
  3. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1984 page B-32. Retrieved Aug. 3, 2023.

33°56′46″N116°24′36″W / 33.946°N 116.410°W / 33.946; -116.410


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