KCDA (103.1
FM) is a
hot adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
outlet owned by
iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company fou ...
. The station offers up a mix of familiar new music with less talk. Its city of license is
Post Falls, Idaho
Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, between Coeur d'Alene and Spokane, Washington. It is a suburb of Coeur d'Alene, to the east, and a bedroom community to Spokane, to the west. The population was 38,485 at the time of the 2020 cens ...
, and it serves the
Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Ca ...
area at an
effective radiated power
Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter. It is the total power in watts that would hav ...
of 18.5 kW.
History
KCDA was a country music station from 1991 until its flip to its current format in 1999.
After
KEZE
KEZE (96.9 MHz "Hot 96.9") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Spokane, Washington. It is owned by Morgan Murphy Media, with the license held by QueenB Radio, and it airs a rhythmic contemporary radio format.
The studios and offices a ...
flipped from AAA to Rhythmic CHR in 2012, KCDA added more Adult Alternative product, becoming a hybrid of Hot AC/AAA.
Recently, KCDA went back to a straight forward hot AC format. KCDA has been Spokane's home for American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest since sister station KPXR flipped back to country. They are now alternative
KFOO-FM
KFOO-FM (96.1 FM, "Alt 96.1") is an alternative rock radio station serving the Spokane area of Washington, United States. It broadcasts at 96.1 MHz with an ERP of 60,000 watts and is licensed to Opportunity, Washington. It is owned by iHear ...
. KCDA competes with 92.9 ZZU.
External links
Station website
CDA
Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Post Falls, Idaho
Radio stations established in 1979
1979 establishments in Idaho
IHeartMedia radio stations
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