KDSK-FM

KDSK

City	Grants, New Mexico
Slogan	Sound Souvenir Radio
Frequency	92.7 MHz
Translator(s)	K235CO 94.9, Socorro, NM
First air date	1994-09-30 (as KAIU)
Format	Oldies
ERP	265 watts
HAAT	818 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	52454
Transmitter coordinates	35°7′9″N 107°54′8″W / 35.11917°N 107.90222°W / 35.11917; -107.90222
Former callsigns	KAIU (1994-2001)
Owner	Kd Radio, Inc.
Sister stations	KMIN
Webcast	listen live
Website	kdsk.com

KDSK (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) since 2005 to increase its Class from a C2 station to a C1 station by moving its broadcasting tower on the south side of Mt. Taylor 20 miles closer to Albuquerque, increasing the antenna height by 2,500 feet, and by increasing its effective radiated power from 26,000 watts to 45,000 watts. The station's usable signal previously has been limited in Albuquerque to neighborhoods of higher elevation. The upgrade would significantly increase KDSK's city grade signal level coverage in the Albuquerque radio market. However the station has moved to the site at 265 watts class C3 covering the local area. In Albuquerque KDSK has instead relied on its AM station for coverage including a feed to FM translator K229CL 93.7. KD Radio is currently moving translator K297BG (107.3) to Rio Rancho to broadcast at 92.9 in the Albuquerque market.

Translators

In addition to the main station, KDSK is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	FCC info
K235CO	94.9	Socorro, NM	FCC

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KDSK

Radio-Locator information on KDSK

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KDSK

Radio stations in the Albuquerque, New Mexico market

By AM frequency	610 730 770 810 840 920 1000 1050 1190 1240 1350 1450 1510 1550 1600

By FM frequency	88.3 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.5 92.3 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 99.9 100.3 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.55

By callsign	K233CG K240BL K251AU K265CA K279BP K298BY KABG KABQ KABQ-FM KAGM KANW KARS KBNM-LP KBQI KBZU KDAZ KDLW KDRF KDSK KDSK-FM KFLQ KHFM KIOT KIVA KJFA-FM KKIM KKOB KKOB-FM KKRG-FM KKSS KLVO KLYT KMGA KMGG-LP KNKT KNML KOAZ KOLZ KPEK KQGC KQLV KQNM KQRI KQTM KRST KRZY KRZY-FM KSVA KSWV KTBL KTEG KUNM KXKS KZRR WXJ33 WXJ34

Outer area	88.7 91.1 92.7 98.7

Defunct	KDEF 1150 KKNS 1310

Nearby radio markets Four Corners area Roswell Santa Fe See also List of radio stations in New Mexico

Oldies radio stations in the state of New Mexico

By frequency	570 930 950 92.7 101.5 101.7

By callsign	KCCC KDSK-FM KLEA-FM KNFT KRMQ-FM KWML

By city	Bayard Carlsbad Clovis Grants Las Cruces Lovington

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New Mexico See also Oldies Classic Hits

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