| KDSS | |
| City: | Ely, Nevada |
| Airdate: | December 8, 1992 |
| Frequency: | 92.7 MHz |
| Format: | Country |
| Erp: | 32,000 watts |
| Haat: | 293 meters (962 feet) |
| Class: | C1 |
| Facility Id: | 63558 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2461°N -114.9275°W |
| Former Callsigns: | KBXS |
| Owner: | Coates Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KDSS (92.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ely, Nevada. The station is owned by Coates Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a country music format.[1]
The station was assigned the KDSS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 8, 1992.[2]
During 1988, KDSS was then known as KBXS, known as "Power X 93", and aired American Top 40.
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.[3]
On November 30, 2007, Patrick Dennis Coates died at the age of 67.[4] A resident of Ely since 1996, Coates and his wife, Samantha J. Coates, jointly owned 100 percent of privately held Coates Broadcasting, Inc.[5] Samantha Coates died on September 1, 2009, at the age of 72.[6] Ownership of the station and Coates Broadcasting, Inc. has since passed to Karen Livingston, daughter of Patrick and Samantha Coates.[7]