Simulcast with KNWQ and KNWZ | |
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Frequency | 1250 kHz |
Branding | K-News 94.3 104.7 |
Programming | |
Format | News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KCLB-FM, KCLZ, KDES-FM, KDGL, KKUU, KNWQ, KNWZ, KPSI-FM, K297BO | |
History | |
First air date | April 3, 1961[1] |
Former call signs | KDHI (1961-1994) KQYN (1994-2005) KNWH (2005-2007) KDGR (2007) |
Call sign meaning | K-NeWs H |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 67028 |
Class | D |
Power | 800 watts day 77 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°07′51″N 116°22′12″W / 34.13083°N 116.37000°W |
Translator(s) | 103.7 K279CO (Yucca Valley) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KNWH (1250 AM) is a radio station licensed to Yucca Valley, California. It airs a news-talk format and is part of a simulcast with 970 KNWZ and 1140 KNWQ. It is owned by Alpha Media.[2]
The station began broadcasting April 3, 1961, and held the call sign KDHI.[1][3] It was originally licensed to Twenty-Nine Palms, California, and ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only.[3] It was owned by Hi-Desert Broadcasting Company.[3]
In 1993, the station adopted an oldies format.[4] In December 1994, its call sign was changed to KQYN and it adopted a classic rock format.[5][6] In October 1995, the station adopted an adult standards format.[7][8] KQYN later aired an all-news format, with programming from CNN.[9][10][11]
In 2005, the station was sold to Morris Communications for $100,000.[10] Its call sign was changed to KNWH, and it adopted a news-talk format, simulcasting KNWQ and KNWZ.[5][12] On January 15, 2007, its call sign was briefly changed to KDGR, but on February 1, 2007 it was changed back to KNWH.[5]