KPSI (AM)

For the FM radio station in Palm Springs, California, United States, see KPSI-FM.

KPSI

City of license	Palm Springs, California
Broadcast area	Coachella Valley
Branding	Newstalk 920
Slogan	Conservative Talk
Frequency	920 kHz
First air date	1956
Format	News/Talk
Audience share	1.8, #15 (Fa'07, R&R^[1])
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	67355
Transmitter coordinates	33°51′29.00″N 116°29′39.00″W / 33.8580556°N 116.4941667°W / 33.8580556; -116.4941667
Callsign meaning	K Plam SprIngs
Former callsigns	KKAM (1984-1987) KDES (1987-1994) KESQ (1994-1995) KDES (1995-1997)
Affiliations	Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network
Owner	RR Broadcasting
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newstalk920.com

KPSI (920 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk radio format. Licensed to Palm Springs, California, USA, the station serves the Coachella Valley area. The station is currently owned by RR Broadcasting.^[2]

The Newstalk 920 AM lineup includes Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Dennis Prager, Mark Levin, Dennis Miller, Michael Savage and the Conservative Voice of the Coachella Valley, Rich Gilgallon (28 year radio veteran) from 12pm-2pm weekdays. KPSI was also a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers radio networks. KPSI is owned by R&R Radio Corporation, which also operates four other local stations, KDES-FM, KPSI-FM, KPTR and KWXY.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KKAM on October 15, 1984, originally on AM 1450 under affiliation with ABC Radio. On August 17, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KDES in turn switched frequencies to AM 920 and in 1991, switched frequencies to AM 1400, renamed on June 1, 1994 to KESQ (AM), on November 1, 1995, to KDES, and moved its news programs & talk shows on September 1, 1997 to the current KPSI.^[3]

References

↑ "Palm Springs Market Ratings". Radio and Records.
↑ "KPSI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KPSI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KPSI

Radio-Locator Information on KPSI

Radio stations in the Palm Springs, California market

By FM frequency	88.5 89.3 90.3 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.7 93.7 94.3 94.7 95.9 96.7 97.7 98.5 99.5 100.5 102.3 103.1 103.5 104.3 105.1 106.1 106.9 107.3

By AM frequency	920 970 1010 1140 1200 1270 1340 1400 1450

By callsign	K232CX K297BO KCLB-FM KCRI KDES-FM KDGL KESQ KEZN KFSQ KHCS KHCV KJJZ KKCM KKUU KLOB KMRJ KNWQ KNWZ KPLM KPSC KPSF KPSH KPSI KPSI-FM KPST-FM KPTR KRCK-FM KRHQ KUNA-FM KVGH KVLA-FM KWXY KXPS

Nearby radio markets Barstow Imperial Valley Laughlin-Needles-Lake Havasu City Los Angeles Riverside/San Bernardino San Diego Victor Valley See also List of radio stations in California

News/Talk radio stations in the state of California

All-News	KCBS – San Francisco KFRC-FM San Francisco KGO – San Francisco KLIV – San Jose KNX – Los Angeles

News & Talk	KABC – Los Angeles KAHI – Auburn KCAA – Loma Linda KCBQ – San Diego KERN – Bakersfield KFBK – Sacramento KFBK-FM – Pollock Pines KFI – Los Angeles KFMB – San Diego KGEO – Bakersfield KGIG-LP – Salida KINS-FM – Blue Lake KION – Salinas KKSF – San Francisco KMJ – Fresno KMJ-FM – Fresno KMPH – Modesto KMZT – Beverly Hills KNCO – Grass Valley KNEW – San Francisco KNWH – Yucca Valley KNWQ – Palm Springs KNWZ – Coachella KNZR – Bakersfield KNZR-FM – Shafter KOGO – San Diego KOSS – Lancaster KOWL – South Lake Tahoe KPAY – Chico KPRL – Paso Robles KPSI – Palm Springs KQMS – Redding KQMS-FM – Shasta Lake KRLA – Glendale KSCO – Santa Cruz KSFO – San Francisco KSIZ – Weed KSMX – Santa Maria KSRO – Santa Rosa KSTE – Rancho Cordova KSUE – Susanville KSZL – Barstow KTIE – San Bernardino KTIP – Porterville KTKZ – Sacramento KTMS – Santa Barbara KUHL – Santa Maria KUKI – Ukiah KUTY – Palmdale KVEC – San Luis Obispo KVLI – Lake Isabella KVML – Sonora KVON – Napa KYOS – Merced

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California

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