KDUC explained

KDUC
City:Barstow, California
Area:Barstow–Victorville, California
Branding:94-3 & 102-5 The Duck
Format:Contemporary hit radio
Owner:California Communications of Barstow, LLC
Licensee:Dos Costas Communications Corporation
Callsign Meaning:Duck
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:21495
Class:B1
Erp:4,600 watts
Haat:239m (784feet)
Repeaters:See § Repeater

KDUC (94.3 FM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Barstow, California and serves the Barstow and Victor Valley areas, as well as along Interstate 15 to Baker, California. The station is simulcast on KDUQ (102.5 FM), which is licensed to Ludlow, California and broadcasts along Interstate 40 east of Barstow. Both stations are owned by California Communications of Barstow, LLC and broadcast a contemporary hit radio music format branded as "The Duck".

History

KDUC first signed on June 4, 1986 in Barstow, California. Owned by First American Communications Corporation, the station broadcast a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format.[1] On July 7, 1995, First American launched KDUQ, a repeater of KDUC that transmitted from Ludlow, California to extend coverage along Interstate 40 across the Mojave Desert east of Barstow. At the time, both stations carried a hot adult contemporary music format.[2] In December 1998, First American sold KDUC, KDUQ, and AM sister station KSZL to Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania-based Tele-Media Broadcasting LLC for $875,000.[3]

In June 2008, Dos Costas Communications Corporation sold the rhythmic contemporary-formatted KDUC and KDUQ, as well as KSZL and KXXZ, to California Communications of Barstow, LLC for $4.3 million.[4] [5]

Repeater

Call signdata-sort-type="number" FrequencyCity of licenseFacility IDClassdata-sort-type="number" ERP
(W)
data-sort-type="number" Height
(m (ft))
Transmitter coordinatesFirst air dateCall sign meaning
KDUQ 102.5 FM 21497 A 6,000 -50m (-150feet) Duck

Notes and References

  1. Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada . Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987 . Broadcasting Publications Inc. . B-26 . 1987 . January 6, 2019 .
  2. Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S. . Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 1996 . R.R. Bowker . New Providence, New Jersey . 0-8352-3725-7 . B-46 . 1996 . January 6, 2019 .
  3. Changing Hands . Broadcasting and Cable . R.R. Bowker . 69 . December 14, 1998 . January 6, 2019 .
  4. News: Victor Valley, CA Cluster Changes Hands . All Access . All Access Music Group . June 25, 2008 . January 6, 2019 .
  5. News: BAS Spins Two From Ohio Deal . All Access . All Access Music Group . July 2, 2008 . January 6, 2019 .