KCLB-FM

Infobox Radio Station


name = KCLB-FM
frequency = 93.7 (MHz)
city = Coachella, California
area = Palm Springs, California
format = Rock
owner = Morris Communications
erp = 26,500 watts
haat = 197 meters
branding = KCLB
slogan = KCLB Rocks!!!
class = B
facility_id = 12131
webcast = [http://uni1.morris.streamaudio.com/KCLB_FM Listen Live]
website = [http://www.937kclb.com www.937kclb.com]

KCLB-FM is a commercial rock music radio station in Coachella, California, broadcasting to the Palm Springs, California area on 93.7 FM.

KCLB's studio headquarters are in 1321 Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs. KCLB's signal reaches as far west as Beaumont and far east as Blythe.

History

KCLB is the oldest radio station in the Palm Springs area, their original call signs were KCMJ first went on the air in 1946 on 970 kHz based in Coachella but announced it's location was in "Palm Springs" and was under several different music genre formats. It was an affiliate of CBS Radio from then to the late 1960's and became an affiliate of NBC Radio until the late 1980's.

KCLB (then was KCHV) on the FM dial was launched in 1985 replaced the previous Spanish language radio station in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It had a few monikers, like "K-Club" and "La Onda del Valle" under a Spanish language format on the AM dial (1992-2000), and "the Rock" on its' FM dial when adapted the call letters KCLB-FM in 1993.

KCLB 970 switched call letters as KCHV in the 1980's, switched back to KCLB in 1993 and switched to KNWZ 970 in 2000. The radio station continually has a "Palm Springs/Desert Cities" theme to represent not only Palm Springs, but to market the entire California Desert region.

External links

* [http://www.937kclb.com Official Website]
*FMQ|KCLB
*FML|KCLB
*FMARB|KCLB