KDSS
Frequency92.7 MHz
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerCoates Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
December 8, 1992
Former call signs
KBXS[1]
Technical information
Facility ID63558
ClassC1
ERP32,000 watts
HAAT293 meters (962 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
39°14′46″N 114°55′39″W / 39.24611°N 114.92750°W / 39.24611; -114.92750

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]

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.[3]

Ownership

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Takin' it Outside - About the Show". My Outdoor TV. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  4. "Obituaries: Patrick Dennis Coates". The Ely Times. 2007-12-06.
  5. "Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations". Federal Communications Commission. 2007-05-22.
  6. "Obituaries: Samantha Jean Coates". The Ely Times. 2009-09-09.
  7. "Coates Broadcasting Inc". www.buzzfile.com. Retrieved 2019-04-20.


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