KDSS (92.7
FM) is a
radio station
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licensed to serve
Ely, Nevada
Ely (, ) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than ...
. The station is owned by Coates Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a
country music
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format.
The station was assigned the KDSS call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on December 8, 1992.
Programming
In addition to its usual music format, programming on KDSS includes ''Takin’ it Outside'', a short program about "living and playing in the Southwestern Outdoors" hosted by Doug Nielsen.
Ownership
On November 30, 2007, Patrick Dennis Coates died at the age of 67.
A resident of Ely since 1996, Coates and his wife, Samantha J. Coates, jointly owned 100 percent of privately held Coates Broadcasting, Inc.
Samantha Coates died on September 1, 2009 at the age of 72.
Ownership of the station and Coates Broadcasting, Inc. has since passed to Karen Livingston, daughter of Patrick and Samantha Coates.
References
External links
KDSS 92.7 Jack FM Facebook*
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KDSS station website
DSS
Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1989
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