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KDES-FM
Call Sign History
KDES-FM from 02/02/2010
KDES-FM from 07/28/1980
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
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: License
Application Accepted: 06/12/2017
Application Granted: 06/29/2017
File Number: BLH-20170612ABB
License Expires: 00/00/0000
Prefix Type: This is a license for a commercial FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

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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
Transmitter Output Power: 15.5 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: 0
Polarization:

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

ALPHA MEDIA LICENSEE LLC
1211 Sw 5th Avenue
Suite 750
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-517-6200
20170612ABB Applicant Information

DONNA L. HEFFNER
Date: 06/12/2017
Application Certifier
ALPHA MEDIA LICENSEE LLC
1211 Sw 5th Avenue
Suite 750
Portland, OR 97204
Applicant
LARAMIE GUEST
Guest Technology
1332 Wynbrook Trace
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
GREGORY L. MASTERS
Wiley Rein Llp

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Study Date: 4/17/2024; Study Duration: 0.1351 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/17/2024 FCC LMS,
4/16/2024 FCC ASR,
4/16/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/16/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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