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Radio station in Ely, Nevada
KDSS
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Frequency92.7 MHz
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerCoates Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air dateDecember 8, 1992
Former call signsKBXS
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID63558
ClassC1
ERP32,000 watts
HAAT293 meters (962 feet)
Transmitter coordinates39°14′46″N 114°55′39″W / 39.24611°N 114.92750°W / 39.24611; -114.92750
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Public license information

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.

The station was assigned the KDSS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 8, 1992.

During 1988, KDSS was then known as KBXS, known as "Power X 93", and aired American Top 40.

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.

Ownership

On November 30, 2007, Patrick Dennis Coates died at the age of 67. A resident of Ely since 1996, Coates and his wife, Samantha J. Coates, jointly owned 100 percent of privately held Coates Broadcasting, Inc. Samantha Coates died on September 1, 2009, at the age of 72. Ownership of the station and Coates Broadcasting, Inc. has since passed to Karen Livingston, daughter of Patrick and Samantha Coates.

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KDSS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Takin' it Outside - About the Show". My Outdoor TV. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
  5. "Obituaries: Patrick Dennis Coates". The Ely Times. December 6, 2007.
  6. "Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations". Federal Communications Commission. May 22, 2007.
  7. "Obituaries: Samantha Jean Coates". The Ely Times. September 9, 2009.
  8. "Coates Broadcasting Inc". www.buzzfile.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

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Radio stations in the Ely-Lund, Nevada area
By AM frequency
By FM frequency
Nearby regions
Central Utah
Elko
Las Vegas
Panaca–Pioche
St. George–Cedar City
Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo
See also
List of radio stations in Nevada
Country radio stations in the state of Nevada
Stations
Defunct
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Nevada


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