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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KKDV
| name = KKDV
| above = Simulcast of [[KBAY]] [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]]
| logo = Bay Country Logo.png
| logo = Bay Country Logo.png
| logo_size =
| logo_size =
| city = [[Walnut Creek, California]]
| city = [[Walnut Creek, California]]
| area = [[Diablo Valley]]
| area = [[Diablo Valley]]
| branding = ''Bay Country 92.1'' (Simulcast of [[KBAY]])
| branding = ''Bay Country 92.1''
| frequency = 92.1 [[MHz]]
| frequency = 92.1 [[MHz]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1959|12|10}} (as KWME)
| airdate = {{start date and age|1959|12|10}} (as KWME)
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| class = A
| class = A
| facility_id = 36032
| facility_id = 36032
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|37|54|02|N|122|05|07|W}}}}
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|37|54|2|N|122|5|7|W}}}}
| callsign_meaning = '''KK''' '''D'''iablo '''V'''alley
| callsign_meaning = Diablo Valley
| former_callsigns = KWME (1959-1964)<br>KDFM (1964-1983)<br>KINQ (1983-1987)<br>KKIS-FM (1987-1994)<br>KZWC (1994-1998)<br>KFJO (1998-2004)<br>KABL-FM (2004-2005)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KWME (1959–1964)|KDFM (1964–1983)|KINQ (1983–1987)|KKIS-FM (1987–1994)|KZWC (1994–1998)|KFJO (1998–2004)|KABL-FM (2004–2005)}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|92.1|KKDV-3-FM|Martinez}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|92.1|KKDV-FM3|Martinez}}
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
| owner = [[Alpha Media]]
| owner = [[Alpha Media]]
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| webcast = [https://www.alphamediaplayer.com/kbaycountry Listen Live]
| webcast = [https://www.alphamediaplayer.com/kbaycountry Listen Live]
| website = [http://kbaycountry.com kbaycountry.com]
| website = [http://kbaycountry.com kbaycountry.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


'''KKDV''' (92.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Walnut Creek, California]], and serving central [[Contra Costa County]]. It is owned by [[Alpha Media]] and it [[simulcast]]s the [[country music]] [[radio format]] of [[sister station]] 94.5 [[KBAY]]. KKDV targets listeners in the [[Diablo Valley]] who cannot get good reception from KBAY's transmitter in the [[San Francisco Bay|South Bay]]. KBAY and KKDV carry ''[[The Bobby Bones Show]]'' in morning [[drive time]], [[radio syndication|syndicated]] from [[Nashville]].
'''KKDV''' (92.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Walnut Creek, California]], and serving central [[Contra Costa County]]. It is owned by [[Alpha Media]] and it [[simulcast]]s the [[country music]] [[radio format]] of [[sister station]] 94.5 [[KBAY]]. KKDV targets listeners in the [[Diablo Valley]] who cannot get good reception from KBAY's transmitter in the [[San Francisco Bay|South Bay]]. KBAY and KKDV carry ''[[The Bobby Bones Show]]'' in morning [[drive time]], [[radio syndication|syndicated]] from [[Nashville]].


KKDV shares studios and offices with co-owned [[KKIQ]] 101.7 FM in [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]]. KKDV's primary [[transmitter]] site is on Dunsyre Drive in [[Lafayette, California|Lafayette]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kkdv&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/KKDV]</ref> It utilizes a 253-watt [[broadcast relay station|booster station]] in [[Martinez, California|Martinez]], '''KKDV-FM3''' also on 92.1 MHz.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/KKDV-3-FB Radio-Locator.com/KKDV-3-FM]</ref>
KKDV shares studios and offices with co-owned [[KKIQ]] 101.7 FM in [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]]. KKDV's primary [[transmitter]] site is on Dunsyre Drive in [[Lafayette, California|Lafayette]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kkdv&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/KKDV]</ref> It utilizes a 253-watt [[broadcast relay station|booster station]] in [[Martinez, California|Martinez]], '''KKDV-FM3''' also on 92.1 MHz.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/KKDV-3-FB Radio-Locator.com/KKDV-3-FM]</ref>
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Between 1998 and 2004, 92.1 was '''KFJO''', simulcasting 92.3 FM KSJO San Jose, as 92 KSJO, along with 92.7 FM KXJO in San Francisco and 92.7 FM KMJO in Santa Cruz. It briefly spent time as '''KABL-FM'''. It simulcast KABL 960 (now [[KNEW (AM)|KNEW]]), which was a long-time [[adult standards]] station in the Bay Area.
Between 1998 and 2004, 92.1 was '''KFJO''', simulcasting 92.3 FM KSJO San Jose, as 92 KSJO, along with 92.7 FM KXJO in San Francisco and 92.7 FM KMJO in Santa Cruz. It briefly spent time as '''KABL-FM'''. It simulcast KABL 960 (now [[KNEW (AM)|KNEW]]), which was a long-time [[adult standards]] station in the Bay Area.


It switched its call letters to '''KKDV''' in 2005. 92.1 flipped to [[country music]] on April 6, 2022, as "Bay Country" KKDV. It is a simulcast of [[KBAY]] 94.5, which is based in the [[San Francisco Bay|South Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Country To Remain In Bay Area As KBAY And KKDV Become Bay Country |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/223061/country-to-remain-in-bay-area-as-kbay-becomes-bay-country/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>
It switched its callsign to '''KKDV''' in 2005. 92.1 flipped to [[country music]] on April 6, 2022, as "Bay Country" KKDV. It is a simulcast of [[KBAY]] 94.5, which is based in the [[San Francisco Bay|South Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Country To Remain In Bay Area As KBAY And KKDV Become Bay Country |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/223061/country-to-remain-in-bay-area-as-kbay-becomes-bay-country/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>

From July 28 through July 30, 2023, KKDV and KBAY played all-[[Taylor Swift]] songs for [[The Eras Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=KBAY Transforms Into Tay Bay for Taylor Swift Concerts | url=https://news.radio-online.com/articles/n43925/KBAY-Transforms-Into-Tay-Bay-for-Taylor-Swift-Concerts |access-date=2023-07-28 | website=RADIO ONLINE |language=en-US}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{FM station data|KKDV}}
{{FM station data|36032|KKDV}}


{{San Francisco Radio}}
{{San Francisco Radio}}

Latest revision as of 04:34, 4 September 2024

KKDV
Simulcast of KBAY Gilroy
Broadcast areaDiablo Valley
Frequency92.1 MHz
BrandingBay Country 92.1
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
KKIQ, KUIC
History
First air date
December 10, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-12-10) (as KWME)
Former call signs
  • KWME (1959–1964)
  • KDFM (1964–1983)
  • KINQ (1983–1987)
  • KKIS-FM (1987–1994)
  • KZWC (1994–1998)
  • KFJO (1998–2004)
  • KABL-FM (2004–2005)
Call sign meaning
Diablo Valley
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36032
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT24 meters (79 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°54′2″N 122°5′7″W / 37.90056°N 122.08528°W / 37.90056; -122.08528
Translator(s)92.1 KKDV-FM3 (Martinez)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekbaycountry.com

KKDV (92.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Walnut Creek, California, and serving central Contra Costa County. It is owned by Alpha Media and it simulcasts the country music radio format of sister station 94.5 KBAY. KKDV targets listeners in the Diablo Valley who cannot get good reception from KBAY's transmitter in the South Bay. KBAY and KKDV carry The Bobby Bones Show in morning drive time, syndicated from Nashville.

KKDV shares studios and offices with co-owned KKIQ 101.7 FM in Pleasanton. KKDV's primary transmitter site is on Dunsyre Drive in Lafayette.[2] It utilizes a 253-watt booster station in Martinez, KKDV-FM3 also on 92.1 MHz.[3]


Logo as an adult contemporary station

History

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KWME and KDFM

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The station signed on the air on December 10, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-12-10).[4] Its original call sign was KWME. It was owned by Walnut Creek Broadcasters with studios on Mount Diablo Boulevard.

Its call letters switched to KDFM in 1964. It played automated beautiful music, with quarter hour sweeps of soft instrumentals with limited talk and commercials.

KINQ, KKIS-FM and KZWC

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In 1983, the station changed its call letters to KINQ and switched its former easy listening format to adult contemporary. In 1986, the playlist stepped up the tempo, becoming Hot AC, right after it switched its call sign to KKIS-FM to match its sister station, KKIS 990 AM (now KATD). During the fall of 1991, the station's Hot AC format eased back to a mainstream adult contemporary sound, and its sister station KKIS 990 AM began simulcasting KKIS-FM.

On October 31, 1994, KKIS-AM-FM dropped the AC format. Both stations flipped to Spanish-language Talk, as part of The "Z Spanish Network." Its call letters changed to KZWC.

KFJO, KABL-FM and KKDV

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Between 1998 and 2004, 92.1 was KFJO, simulcasting 92.3 FM KSJO San Jose, as 92 KSJO, along with 92.7 FM KXJO in San Francisco and 92.7 FM KMJO in Santa Cruz. It briefly spent time as KABL-FM. It simulcast KABL 960 (now KNEW), which was a long-time adult standards station in the Bay Area.

It switched its callsign to KKDV in 2005. 92.1 flipped to country music on April 6, 2022, as "Bay Country" KKDV. It is a simulcast of KBAY 94.5, which is based in the South Bay.[5]

From July 28 through July 30, 2023, KKDV and KBAY played all-Taylor Swift songs for The Eras Tour.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKDV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KKDV
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KKDV-3-FM
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-62 page B-26, Broadcasting & Cable
  5. ^ "Country To Remain In Bay Area As KBAY And KKDV Become Bay Country". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  6. ^ "KBAY Transforms Into Tay Bay for Taylor Swift Concerts". RADIO ONLINE. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
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