KDGL (106.9 FM, "The Eagle") is a classic hits /

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serving the

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and Morongo Basin markets of inland

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. KDGL's studios are located at 1321 North Gene Autry Trail in

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. KDGL's main transmitter is located on the southeast corner of

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, just north of

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History

KDGL began broadcasting as KROR, a

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–formatted station, in August 1988. It was originally owned by Corinthians XIII Broadcasting Company. The next year, it was approved to expand to two translators on 92.1 and 103.9 MHz, improving its coverage of the Coachella Valley from sites on Snow Peak and Edom Hill. In 1994, KROR was purchased by the owners of KNWZ (1270 AM) to be converted to an FM simulcast of news/talk station K-News. The simulcast was split for

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baseball broadcasts, which were only heard on AM. In 1996, KNWZ-FM dropped the simulcast and became KSES with a dance

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format branded Kiss FM.

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acquired KSES and KNWZ from Country Club Communications in 1997. This was one of four simultaneous transactions that created a seven-station radio cluster known as the Desert Radio Group. KSES stunted with a country-oriented Christmas format at the end of 1997. As part of moves within the new Desert Radio Group cluster to reduce duplication among formats, KSES was flipped to

under new KYOR call letters in March 1998. In 2004, KYOR changed call signs to KDGL and adopted its present name and classic hits format. The last of the translators, K280CV (103.9 FM), was split off as a separate program service in 2012. All 34 Morris radio stations were acquired by

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in 2015.

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References

External links

KDGL WebsiteKDGL Transmitter Location (Google Maps)KDGL-FM1 Booster Location (Google Maps)
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