KKGX

KKGX
Broadcast areaCoachella Valley
Frequency920 kHz
BrandingAlternative Talk Radio
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
Owner
  • Louie Comella
  • (IVOX MEDIA, LLC)
KWXY
History
First air date
October 29, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-10-29) (as KDES)
Former call signs
KDES (1956–1984)
KKAM (1984–1987)
KDES (1987–1994)
KESQ (1994–1995)
KDES (1995–1997)
KPSI (1997–2017)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67355
ClassB
Power5,000 watts daytime
1,000 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
33°51′29″N 116°29′39″W / 33.85806°N 116.49417°W / 33.85806; -116.49417
Translator(s)99.1 K256CU (Palm Springs)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live

KKGX (920 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Palm Springs, California, and serving the Coachella Valley. The station is owned by Louie Comella through licensee IVOX MEDIA, LLC, and it broadcsts a talk radio format. Both KKGX and sister station KWXY have their studios in the original KWXY Broadcast Center building in Cathedral City.

By day, KKGX is powered at 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 920 AM from interference, it reduces power to 1,000 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array.[2] Programming is also heard on 54-watt FM translator K256CU at 99.1 MHz in Palm Springs.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKGX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KKGX
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K256CU