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 | |
Facility ID | 63558 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 32,000 watts |
HAAT | 293 meters (962 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°14′46″N 114°55′39″W / 39.24611°N 114.92750°W |
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. [2]
The station was assigned the KDSS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 8, 1992. [1]
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. [3]
On November 30, 2007, Patrick Dennis Coates died at the age of 67. [4] A resident of Ely since 1996, Coates and his wife, Samantha J. Coates, jointly owned 100 percent of privately held Coates Broadcasting, Inc. [5] Samantha Coates died on September 1, 2009, at the age of 72. [6] Ownership of the station and Coates Broadcasting, Inc. has since passed to Karen Livingston, daughter of Patrick and Samantha Coates. [7]