KGAY (1270
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, "106.5 KGAY") is an
AM radio station broadcasting to
LGBT community
The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, GLBT community, gay community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay men, gay, bisexuality, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a comm ...
with a
talk and
EDM
EDM or E-DM may refer to:
Music
* Electronic dance music
* Early Day Miners, American band
Science and technology
* Electric dipole moment
* Electrical discharge machining
* Electronic distance measurement
*Entry, Descent, and landing demonstra ...
radio format.
Licensed to
Thousand Palms, California, United States, it serves the
Coachella Valley
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area. The station is owned by KGAY PSP, a California Benefit Corporation with Bradley Fuhr as CEO. Programming is
simulcast on
FM translator station 106.5 K293CL, also in Thousand Palms.
History
On December 18, 2013, the then-KFUT changed their format from Spanish oldies to
sports, branded as "Fox Sports 1270" in reflection of its
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio is an American sports radio network. Based in Los Angeles, California, the network is operated and managed by Premiere Networks in a content partnership with Fox Corporation's Fox Sports division and iHeartMedia, parent company ...
affiliation. The station changed to the call sign KFSQ on December 19, 2013, and then to KVGH on February 23, 2016. From April 2016 to January 31, 2017, KVGH was simulcasting a
classic hits format with its sister station
KVGH-FM (105.1). In November 2016, KVGH rebranded as "Valley 106.5", using the frequency of FM
translator K293CL 106.5 FM Thousand Palms.
On December 26, 2018, KVGH changed its format from classic hits to LGBT oriented programming, under the new call sign KGAY.
LGBTQ 106.5 KGAY Palm Springs to Debut on Wednesday
Radioinsight - December 24, 2018 It was owned by Sunnylands Broadcasting LLC, and operated under an LMA agreement with QChella Media, a non-profit formed to serve the LGBTQ community.
The non-profit was dissolved in 2020, and Sunnylands took over operation until the sale to KGAY PSP on December 31, 2021.
References
External links
FCC History Cards for KGAY
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GAY (AM)
Radio stations established in 1965
1965 establishments in California
Dance radio stations
LGBT-related radio stations
Thousand Palms, California
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