KNWQ

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Radio station in Palm Springs, California

title: "KNWQ" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["news-and-talk-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-in-california", "mass-media-in-riverside-county,-california", "culture-of-palm-springs,-california", "radio-stations-established-in-1946", "1946-establishments-in-california", "connoisseur-media-radio-stations"] description: "Radio station in Palm Springs, California" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNWQ" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Palm Springs, California ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
name	KNWQ
above	Simulcasts KNWZ Coachella
logo	KNWQ K-NEWS94.3-104.7 logo.png
logo_size	150px
city	Palm Springs, California
country	US
area	Coachella Valley
frequency	1140 kHz
network	CBS News Radio
affiliations
translator
airdate
branding	K-News 94.3 - 104.7
format	News/talk
power
coordinates
class	B
facility_id	72030
callsign_meaning	"K-News"
former_callsigns
former_frequencies
owner	Connoisseur Media
licensee	Alpha Media Licensee LLC
sister_stations
webcast
website
licensing_authority	FCC
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KNWQ (1140 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Palm Springs, California. It simulcasts a news/talk format with sister stations 970 KNWZ and 1250 KNWH. It is owned by Alpha Media. The studios are on North Gene Autry Trail (California State Route 111) in Palm Springs.

By day, KNWQ is powered at 10,000 watts. As 1140 AM is a clear-channel frequency, on which XEMR-AM in Monterrey and WRVA in Richmond share Class A status, KNWQ must reduce power at night to 2,500 watts to avoid interference. Programming is also heard on several FM translators in the Coachella Valley.

Programming

Weekdays begin with the K-News Morning Show, a local wake-up program with Mike Mozingo and Kris Long. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk programs: The Dan Bongino Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Mark Levin Show, The Ben Shapiro Show, The Matt Walsh Show, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal and Markley, Van Camp & Robbins.

Syndicated weekend shows include the CBS News Weekend Roundup, The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey, Rich DiMuro on Tech, Bill Handel on the Law, The Takeout with Major Garrett and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. Most hours begin with an update from CBS News Radio.

History

The station signed on on February 12, 1946, as KCMJ. It was owned by Palm Springs Broadcasting Company and originally broadcast at 1340 kHz, running 250 watts.

In 1958, the station's frequency was changed to 1010 kHz, running 1,000 watts during the day and 500 watts at night. In 1985, its frequency was changed to 1140 kHz, running 10,000 watts during the day and 2,500 watts at night.

KCMJ aired a country music format in the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1994, the station adopted a sports talk format.

In 1995, it adopted an adult standards format. In 2001, the station adopted a news-talk format, and the adult standards format moved to AM 1010, along with the KCMJ call sign. In connection with the format change, 1140's call sign was changed to KNWZ on January 18, 2001, and to KNWQ on January 25, 2001. The radio station is currently off air.

References

[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=72030 AM Query Results: KNWQ], fcc.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=knwq&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KNWQ]
''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1971/Section-B-Radio-Broadcasting-Yearbook-1971-11.pdf 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable. Broadcasting]], 1971. p. B-24. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=34729 History Cards for KNWQ], fcc.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=31593&File_number=BMP-19810617AG Public Notice Comment – BMP-19810617AG], fcc.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=82655 Application Search Details – BL-19851018AB], fcc.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1983/B-Radio-1983-YB.pdf Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable. Broadcasting/Cablecasting]], 1983. p. B-28. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1989/BC-YB-1989-All-Radio.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable]], 1989. p. B-36. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1994/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1994-B&W.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable]], 1994. p. B-44. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1994-04.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 11, No. 14. April 7, 1994. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1995-03.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 12, No. 10. March 8, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-2001-02.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 18, No. 07. February 14, 2001. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=72030&Callsign=KNWQ72030 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

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