KDSS
Radio station in Ely, Nevada, United States
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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.[3]
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| Frequency | 92.7 MHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Coates Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 8, 1992 |
Former call signs | KBXS[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63558 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 32,000 watts |
| HAAT | 293 meters (962 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°14′46″N 114°55′39″W |
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Public license information | |
The station was assigned the KDSS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 8, 1992.[1]
History
The station began operating on 92.7 MHz and was assigned the call letters KBXS in 1988. During this period, it operated as "Power X 93" and aired an Adult Contemporary format, notably featuring the nationally syndicated American Top 40 countdown show.[4] The call sign was officially changed to KDSS on December 8, 1992.
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.[5]
Ownership
On November 30, 2007, Patrick Dennis Coates died at the age of 67.[6] A resident of Ely since 1996, Coates and his wife, Samantha J. Coates, jointly owned 100 percent of privately held Coates Broadcasting, Inc.[7] Samantha Coates died on September 1, 2009, at the age of 72.[8] Ownership of the station and Coates Broadcasting, Inc. has since passed to Karen Livingston, daughter of Patrick and Samantha Coates.[9]
