KDUC
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| Broadcast area | Barstow–Victorville, California |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.3 MHz |
| Branding | 94-3 & 102-5 The Duck |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | June 4, 1986 |
Call sign meaning | Duck |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21495 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 4,600 watts |
| HAAT | 239 meters (784 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Repeater | See § Repeater |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | theduckradio |
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
[edit | edit source]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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6]
Repeater
[edit | edit source]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Transmitter coordinates | First air date | Call sign meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDUQ | 102.5 FM | Ludlow, California | 21497 | A | 6,000 | −50 m (−160 ft) | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | July 7, 1995 | Duck |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 21495 (KDUC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KDUC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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- Facility details for Facility ID 739658 (KDUQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KDUQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database