Misplaced Pages

KGAY-FM

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from KKCM) For the Oklahoma radio station which held the call sign KKCM from 2005 to 2009, see KRMG-FM.

Radio station in California, United States
KGAY-FM
Simulcasting KGAY (AM) Thousand Palms
Broadcast areaCoachella Valley
Frequency92.1 MHz
BrandingKGAY 106.5 and 92.1
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatLGBTQ Talk radioElectronic dance music
Ownership
OwnerWKW Broadcasting
Sister stationsKGAY, KXCM
History
First air dateNovember 2, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-11-02)
Former call signs
  • KHWX (1993–1994, CP)
  • KKJT (1994–1999)
  • KDHI (1999–2004)
  • KQCM (2004–2011)
  • KKCM (2011–2024)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID16771
ClassA
ERP1,300 watts
HAAT215 meters (705 watts)
Transmitter coordinates33°39′18″N 115°59′13″W / 33.65500°N 115.98694°W / 33.65500; -115.98694
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kgaypalmsprings.com

KGAY-FM (92.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Thermal, California, owned by WKW Broadcasting. Along with KGAY 1270 AM in Palm Springs, it simulcasts a talk radio and music format featuring contemporary hit radio and electronic dance music (EDM) for the LGBTQ community.

KGAY-FM is a Class A station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,300 watts. It uses a directional antenna. The station's transmitter is south of Interstate 10 in Cactus City.

History

The station signed on the air on November 2, 1995. While it was still unbuilt, the station's call sign was KHWX, and went on the air as KKJT. In 1999, it became KDHI, then KQCM, then KKCM.

On March 4, 2024, KKCM changed its format from country music to a simulcast of LGBTQ Pop Music, EDM and talk-formatted KGAY 1270 AM in Thousand Palms. With the format switch, it changed its call letters to KGAY-FM.

Previous logo

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KGAY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. FCC.gov/KGAY-FM
  3. Radio-Locator.com/KGAY-FM
  4. KGAY Expands in Palm Springs Radioinsight - March 4, 2024

External links

Radio stations in the Palm Springs, California area (Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin)
This region also includes the Joshua Tree area.
By AM frequency
By FM frequency
LPFM
Translators
Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel
By call sign
Defunct
Nearby regions
Calexico
Laughlin-Needles-Lake Havasu City
Riverside-San Bernardino
San Diego
Victor Valley/Barstow
See also
List of radio stations in California


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a radio station in California is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: