KYDO
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| City | Campo, California |
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| Broadcast area | Campo, California/San Diego, California |
| Branding | "Air 1" |
| Slogan | "Positive Hits" |
| Frequency | 96.1 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1981 (in Imperial Valley) 3/9/2010 (in the San Diego market) |
| Format | Christian pop/rock |
| ERP | 25,000 watts (main) 700 watts (booster) |
| HAAT | 31 meters (main) |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 63471 |
| Former callsigns | KSIQ (1981-2014) |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| Webcast | http://www.air1.com/listen |
| Website | http://www.air1.com/ |
KYDO (96.1 FM, "Air 1") is a move-in FM radio station from Brawley to the San Diego, California area. The station has a main transmitter site near Lake Morena (just west of Campo, California), with a booster transmitter on Mount San Miguel. It airs a Christian pop/rock format, carrying the Air 1 network.
Before changing calls in February 2014, the station was known as KSIQ. It was a commercial Class B radio station located in Brawley, California. It broadcast to the Imperial Valley, California, area at 50,000 Watts ERP.
In early 1981 it was called "SI-96" (pronounced "SEE-96"), using the middle letters of its call sign. "SI" stood for the Spanish word meaning "yes." This was meant to attract the large Hispanic audience and to have them interpret the name as "Yes-96."
In 1983, this changed to the simpler name "Q-96". This name caught on much better. KSIQ became a popular FM station in multiple markets including Imperial Valley, California, Yuma, Arizona, and internationally in Mexicali. Before the move it was the highest rated station in the Imperial Valley. The station played a Contemporary Hit Radio format that was unique to the county at that time, as most stations in the area played country or Mexican music.
In early 2010 KSIQ, seeking a larger market, announced that it was moving to San Diego. The only on-air talents who moved with the station were morning DJ Tony Driskill and afternoon DJ Stacy Lynn. KSIQ began broadcasting to the San Diego area from its new main transmitter and booster on March 17, 2010 with a Contemporary Hit Radio format. Its former moniker, "San Diego's New Q - Q96," referenced San Diego's legendary KCBQ. The main transmitter is located east of Lake Morena, just west of Campo. The booster station is located atop Mount San Miguel along with several other transmitters, including those of television stations KUSI and KNSD. The main transmitter has 25,000 watts ERP, down from 50,000 ERP watts at its Brawley site, and the booster is licensed for 700 watts ERP.
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