KUNA-FM

KUNA-FM is a commercial regional Mexican music radio station in La Quinta, California, broadcasting to the Palm Springs, California, area on 96.7 FM. It is simulcast full-time on KESQ AM 1400.

KUNA-FM
CityLa Quinta, California
Broadcast areaPalm Springs, California
Frequency96.7 MHz
BrandingLa Poderosa 96.7
Slogan¡Aquí Nomás!
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerGulf-California Broadcast Company
Sister stationsKUNA-TV, KESQ, KESQ-TV, KPSP-CD
History
First air dateAugust 1987
Former call signsKBZT-FM (1987–1993)
Technical information
Facility ID52182
ClassA
ERP970 watts
HAAT177 meters (581 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°48′8″N 116°13′30″W
Links
Websitekunamundo.com

History

KBZT-FM "K-Best" signed on the air in August 1987 with a syndicated adult standards format.[1] The call letters had been scooped up on October 2, 1986, from the Los Angeles station that dropped them to become KLSX just days before. On February 17, 1992, KBZT-FM flipped to country music, citing the high popularity of country nationwide and the lack of a local country station on FM.[2]

The country music came to an end on October 1, 1993, when the station became a simulcast with 1400 AM as KUNA-FM. The flip came about even though KBZT outrated KUNA at the time.[3]

gollark: - I believe our country should construct its own god to reduce reliance on foreign imports, and maintain a stock of reality anchors to remove other gods if necessary.
gollark: - I think that consumption, possession, distribution and production of all drugs should be legal everywhere for everyone at all times.- I support an improved tax system, where everyone in the country is directly billed `country's yearly operating expenses / population` each year, to increase fairness.
gollark: - I believe we should end racial discrimination by replacing computer monitors with 1-bit black and white displays so race cannot be distinguished.
gollark: - As eating meat places suffering on millions of innocent animals, I believe animal meat should be replaced with human flesh from donors, as humans are able to meaningfully consent to this while animals are not (and don't get a choice in practice anyway).
gollark: - To increase the efficiency of the education system and encourage self-directed learning, I believe schools should lock children in individual cubicles with textbooks for 5 hours a day instead of using classrooms and teachers.

References

  1. "KBZT-FM joins lineup of Coachella Valley radio stations". Desert Sun. August 13, 1987. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. "KBZT becomes valley's first FM country station". Desert Sun. February 18, 1992. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  3. Fessier, Bruce (October 4, 1993). "Country fans disappointed". Retrieved August 1, 2019.


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