KQIE (104.7 FM, "Old School 104.7") is a commercial

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that is licensed to

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and serves the

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area. The station is owned by LC Media and airs a

rhythmic oldies Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic a ...

music format. KQIE's studios are located in

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and the transmitter tower is in Yucaipa. The station is partially

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on sister station

KOCP KOCP (104.7 FM, "Old School 104.7") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Oxnard, California and broadcasts to the Oxnard– Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara areas. The station is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting and airs ...

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, also at 104.7 FM.

History

KDES-FM (1963–2010)

The station began broadcasting as KDES-FM on February 10, 1963. Owned by George E. Cameron, it was originally

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and was the sister station of

KDES KDES-FM (98.5 MHz) is a radio station in the Palm Springs area and the Coachella Valley of Southern California. KDES-FM began in 1957 on the AM dial at 920 kHz and was affiliated with ABC Radio. KDES-FM (then called KGEC) went on-air in 1963, ...

(920 AM).

Q104.7 (2010–2015)

In January 2010, R&R Radio sold KDES-FM to LC Media, a subsidiary of Ventura-based

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, for $7.5 million. The new owner then changed the station's city of license to

in the

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radio market, thereby vacating the 104.7 FM frequency in Palm Springs. Upon relocating KDES-FM, LC Media changed its call letters to KKIE, then to KQIE, and took the station silent. In September 2010, over Labor Day weekend, KQIE returned to the air with a

rhythmic contemporary Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary never uses ...

format based on that of sister station

KCAQ KCAQ (95.9 FM, "Q95.9") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Camarillo, California and serves the Ventura County area. The station is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting and airs a rhythmic contemporary music format. KCAQ was simulcas ...

in Oxnard. The new call sign reflected both its on-air moniker (Q104.7) and its new service area (the Inland Empire). The KDES-FM call sign remained in Palm Springs but was reassigned to the former KWXY-FM on

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as part of a complex rearranging of stations in the market. During its five years as Q104.7, the station simulcast KCAQ but inserted localized advertising and promotions.

Old School 104.7 (2015–present)

On February 12, 2015, KQIE flipped to

as "Old School 104.7", filling the format void in the Inland Empire left by the departure of KHHT in Los Angeles six days earlier when that station flipped to

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(Real 92.3). On July 1, 2016, a signal swap in

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enabled rhythmic oldies sister station KOCP, previously at

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, to be heard at 104.7 FM as well. This in effect increased the reach of the "Old School" brand across the

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area on a single frequency. On October 6, 2017, KOCP began streaming online.

Transmission notes

In the

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, low-power FM station

KQEV-LP KQEV-LP (104.7 MHz) is a low-power FM radio station licensed to Walnut, California. The station is owned by Chinese Sound of Oriental and West Heritage in Carson, California and airs a Chinese-language ethnic An ethnic group or an ethnicity i ...

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broadcasts on 104.7 FM. Its signal contour is squeezed in between those of KOCP and KQIE, causing a small gap in transmission between both stations.

References

External links

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