City | Escondido, California |
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Broadcast area |
Escondido, California San Diego, California |
Branding | "Air1" |
Slogan | "Positive Hits" |
Frequency | 92.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | July 1966 | (as KOWN-FM)
Format | FM/HD1: Contemporary Christian |
ERP | 580 watts |
HAAT | 312 meters (1,024 ft) |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 49206 |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°6′39″N 117°9′13″W / 33.11083°N 117.15361°WCoordinates: 33°6′39″N 117°9′13″W / 33.11083°N 117.15361°W |
Former callsigns | KOWN-FM (1966–1987) KWNQ (September–October 1987) KOWF (1987–1997) KFSD (1997–2001) KFSD-FM (2001–2003) KSOQ-FM (2003–2017) |
Affiliations | Air1 |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
Sister stations | KLVJ, KYDO |
Webcast |
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Website | air1.com |
KYDQ (92.1 MHz) is a radio station serving the North County of San Diego County, California. It airs a contemporary Christian format from the Air1 network, and is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.
KYDQ's transmitter and antenna are located at 33°6′39″N 117°9′13″W / 33.11083°N 117.15361°W in Escondido, California near Frank's Peak on Mount Whitney. The station broadcasts with 580 watts of effective radiated power (ERP).
KYDQ was previously assigned the call letters KFSD while owned by the Astor Broadcast Group, who chose a format of classical music acquired from Lotus Communications in 1997, which in 2001 switched to an alternative rock format as Premium 92/1, still with the KFSD call letters. KFSD now broadcasts adult standards music on AM radio at 1450 kHz.