The station signed on on February 12, 1946; 77 years ago (February 12, 1946).[4] The original call sign was KCMJ.[4][1] It was owned by Palm Springs Broadcasting Company and originally broadcast at 1340 kHz, running 250 watts.[1]
In 1958, the station's frequency was changed to 1010 kHz, running 1,000 watts during the day and 500 watts at night.[1] In 1985, its frequency was changed to 1140 kHz, running 10,000 watts during the day and 2,500 watts at night.[5][6]
In 1995, it adopted an adult standards format.[11] In 2001, the station adopted a news-talk format, and the adult standards format moved to AM 1010, along with the KCMJ call sign.[12] Its call sign was briefly changed to KNWZ on January 18, 2001, before being changed to KNWQ on January 25, 2001.[13]
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^ abcdeHistory Cards for KNWQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^AM Query Results: KNWQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
knwq, 1140, commercial, radio, station, licensed, palm, springs, california, simulcasts, talk, radio, format, with, sister, stations, knwz, 1250, knwh, owned, alpha, media, studios, north, gene, autry, trail, california, state, route, palm, springs, palm, spri. KNWQ 1140 AM is a commercial radio station licensed to Palm Springs California It simulcasts a talk radio format with sister stations 970 KNWZ and 1250 KNWH It is owned by Alpha Media 2 The studios are on North Gene Autry Trail California State Route 111 in Palm Springs KNWQPalm Springs CaliforniaBroadcast areaCoachella ValleyFrequency1140 kHzBrandingK News 94 3 104 7ProgrammingFormatTalkNetworkCBS News RadioAffiliationsCompass Media NetworksPremiere NetworksWestwood OneOwnershipOwnerAlpha Media Alpha Media Licensee LLC Sister stationsKCLB FM KCLZ KDES FM KDGL KKUU KNWH KNWZ KPSI FM K297BOHistoryFirst air dateFebruary 12 1946 77 years ago February 12 1946 Former call signsKCMJ 1946 2001 KNWZ 2001 Former frequencies1340 kHz 1946 1958 1 1010 kHz 1958 1985 1 Call sign meaningK NeWs QTechnical informationFacility ID72030ClassBPower10 000 watts day2 500 watts nightTransmitter coordinates33 51 39 N 116 28 20 W 33 86083 N 116 47222 W 33 86083 116 47222Translator s 94 3 K232CX Desert Hot Springs LinksWebcastListen liveWebsitewww wbr knewsradio wbr comBy day KNWQ is powered at 10 000 watts But 1140 AM is a clear channel frequency on which XEMR Monterrey and WRVA Richmond share Class A status So KNWQ must reduce power at night to 2 500 watts to avoid interference 3 Programming is also heard on several FM translators in the Coachella Valley Contents 1 Programming 2 History 3 References 4 External linksProgramming editWeekdays begin with the K News Morning Show a local wake up program with Mike Mozingo and Kris Long The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk programs The Dan Bongino Show The Sean Hannity Show The Mark Levin Show The Ben Shapiro Show The Matt Walsh Show Coast to Coast AM with George Noory This Morning America s First News with Gordon Deal and Markley Van Camp amp Robbins Syndicated weekend shows include The CBS Weekend News Roundup The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey Rich DiMuro on Tech Bill Handel on the Law The Takeout with Major Garrett and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell Most hours begin with an update from CBS News Radio History editThe station signed on on February 12 1946 77 years ago February 12 1946 4 The original call sign was KCMJ 4 1 It was owned by Palm Springs Broadcasting Company and originally broadcast at 1340 kHz running 250 watts 1 In 1958 the station s frequency was changed to 1010 kHz running 1 000 watts during the day and 500 watts at night 1 In 1985 its frequency was changed to 1140 kHz running 10 000 watts during the day and 2 500 watts at night 5 6 KCMJ aired a country music format in the 1980s and early 1990s 7 8 9 In 1994 the station adopted a sports talk format 10 In 1995 it adopted an adult standards format 11 In 2001 the station adopted a news talk format and the adult standards format moved to AM 1010 along with the KCMJ call sign 12 Its call sign was briefly changed to KNWZ on January 18 2001 before being changed to KNWQ on January 25 2001 13 References edit a b c d e History Cards for KNWQ fcc gov Retrieved September 7 2019 AM Query Results KNWQ fcc gov Retrieved September 6 2019 Radio Locator com KNWQ a b 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook Broadcasting 1971 p B 24 Retrieved September 6 2019 Public Notice Comment BMP 19810617AG fcc gov Retrieved September 7 2019 Application Search Details BL 19851018AB fcc gov Retrieved September 7 2019 Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1983 Broadcasting Cablecasting 1983 p B 28 Retrieved September 7 2019 Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 1989 Broadcasting amp Cable 1989 p B 36 Retrieved September 7 2019 Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 1994 Broadcasting amp Cable 1994 p B 44 Retrieved September 7 2019 Format Changes amp Updates The M Street Journal Vol 11 No 14 April 7 1994 p 1 Retrieved September 7 2019 Format Changes amp Updates The M Street Journal Vol 12 No 10 March 8 1995 p 1 Retrieved September 7 2019 Format Changes amp Updates The M Street Journal Vol 18 No 07 February 14 2001 pp 1 2 Retrieved September 7 2019 Call Sign History fcc gov Retrieved September 7 2019 External links editOfficial website KNWQ in the FCC AM station database KNWQ in Nielsen Audio s AM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KNWQ amp oldid 1158855691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
