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KDSK-FM
KDSK-FM (92.7 MHz) is a radio station based in Grants, New Mexico, (population about 10,000), the county seat of Cibola County in western New Mexico. KD Radio Incorporated (KD Radio) purchased KDSK-FM in January 2001. Having had much success with kdradio.com in California, it was decided to put the massive KD Radio oldies format of 7000 songs on the broadcast sister station, 50-year-old KMIN-AM (980 kHz). KDSK was a hot country station at this time. In April 2001 KMIN began streaming its Sound Souvenir's programming on the internet at kmin980.com. On June 14, 2004 KMIN's Sound Souvenir's format moved over to KDSK-FM. Due to the Sound Souvenir's strong showing in the ratings, number one in its market, management made the decision to move the format to the stronger KDSK-FM signal. This move was made after one week of simulcasting the Sound Souvenir's format on both KMIN-AM and KDSK-FM. KDSK-FM has had construction permits from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KDSK (AM)
KDSK (1240 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, and serving the Albuquerque metropolitan area radio market. It broadcasts an Oldies radio format with a playlist of approximately 10,000 songs from the 1950s through the 1980s. Hourly news updates from SRN News are featured at the bottom of the hour. 1240 KDSK is simulcast with sister station KDSK-FM 92.7 MHz in Grants, New Mexico. KDSK is also heard on FM translator station 92.9 K225CH in Rio Rancho. History Latin and Children's Formats The station signed on as KLTN in 1983. On 1988-09-27, the station changed its call sign to KALY. From 1983 to 2003, it had broadcast Spanish-language programming. In mid-February 2003, the station became a Radio Disney network affiliate, airing a children's radio format. The Walt Disney Company took then KALY, and five other stations slated to be sold, off the air on January 22, 2010. In late 2010, the Jennifer Smart Foundation purchased th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KMIN-AM
KMIN (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format that is licensed to Grants, New Mexico, United States. The station is owned by KD Radio, Inc. Station history KMIN signed on the air in July 1956 as the first radio station licensed to Grants, New Mexico. KMIN was the only station with a good strong signal between Gallup and Albuquerque. John Blake was the original owner of this new radio station. The programming was diverse. Easy listening music was heard in the mornings. Polka music was heard mid-days and classical in the afternoon. In those days, KMIN was required to sign off at sunset and sign on again at sunrise. There are two explanations of what the call letters mean. One is that John Blake's wife was named Minnie. Min for short. The other explanation is that Grants was a mining town. For many years the station was called K-Mine Radio. No one seems to know which is true. In 1961 John Blake and his partner Dave Button sold KMIN to Tom Foster f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KMIN
KMIN (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format that is licensed to Grants, New Mexico, United States. The station is owned by KD Radio, Inc. Station history KMIN signed on the air in July 1956 as the first radio station licensed to Grants, New Mexico. KMIN was the only station with a good strong signal between Gallup and Albuquerque. John Blake was the original owner of this new radio station. The programming was diverse. Easy listening music was heard in the mornings. Polka music was heard mid-days and classical in the afternoon. In those days, KMIN was required to sign off at sunset and sign on again at sunrise. There are two explanations of what the call letters mean. One is that John Blake's wife was named Minnie. Min for short. The other explanation is that Grants was a mining town. For many years the station was called K-Mine Radio. No one seems to know which is true. In 1961 John Blake and his partner Dave Button sold KMIN to Tom Foster f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media In Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the primary media hub of the US state of New Mexico, which includes Santa Fe and Las Cruces. The vistas and adobe architecture of New Mexico are a major backdrop of Western fiction and the Western genre. The media of Albuquerque and New Mexico has international influence, including important production studios, newspapers, magazines, radio and television studios. Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and broader New Mexico work with the largest media markets in the world, from national New York and Los Angeles, to international India and Japan. Which often leverage New Mexico's location as a central hub for North America, New Mexico has a large English and Spanish speaking population which are two of the major languages in the Americas. Some of the city's media conglomerates include Netflix's Albuquerque Studios, NBCUniversal, The Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Leveraging the talent of theatrical troupes and creative studios; Blackout Theatre, Cliffd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
