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KDES-FM
Call Sign History
KDES-FM from 02/02/2010
KWXY-FM from 07/28/1980
KWXYFM from ???
98.5 MHz

Cathedral City, CA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KDES-FM Channel: 253B 98.5 MHz
Cathedral City, California
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 24253
FRN: 0022491476
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: STA – Special Temporary Authority
Application Accepted: 11/24/2025
Application Granted: 11/25/2025
File Number: 0000281323
STA Expires: 12/01/2029
Application Type: Engineering Special Temporary Authority

FCC Website Links:
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  This Application
  Other KDES-FM Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (54 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (54 dBu)
  Public Inspection Files

Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: B, A Zone I or I-A station; with 25kW-50kW ERP and a class contour distance 39km-52km

Site Location: 33-51-58.1 N 116-26-06.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 33-51-58.0 N 116-26-03.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 38 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 171 m (561 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 489 m (1604 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 20.5 m (67 ft.)

Site Elevation: 468.5 m. (1537 ft.)
Height Overall: 27.4 m (90 ft.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Shivley 6810-8-HW
Antenna ID: 1013184
Polarization:

Associated Translators
K297BO(FX) Ch. 297Palm Springs, California
No records returned from ASR.
KDES-FM Licensee Information

Alpha Media Licensee LLC
180 Post Road East
Suite 201
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 203-227-1978
Limited Liability Company
0000281323 Applicant Information

Jeffrey D. Warshaw
Title: Ceo
Date: 11/24/2025
Application Certifier
Alpha Media Licensee LLC
Alpha Media Licensee LLC
180 Post Road East
Suite 201
Westport, CT 06880
Applicant
David D. Oxenford
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
1800 M Street, NW
Suite 800N
Washington, DC 20036

Jeff Caudell
Connoisseur Media, LLC
180 Post Road East
Suite 201
Westport, CT 06880
Director of Engineering
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Study Date: 12/06/2025; Study Duration: 0.0354 Seconds.
Database Sources:
12/05/2025 FCC LMS,
12/2/2025 FCC ASR,
12/2/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
12/2/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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