As the Coachella Valley started to lure in more and more celebs, the entertainment industry in the valley had to try to keep up. So cue the radio industry. The American Legion built a control room, brought in equipment and in 1948 listeners across America were able to hear the words, “live from Palm Springs.”
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Rush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican Party and nation, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 70 years old. Limbaugh announced in February 2020 that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Limbaugh […]
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On-air radio and local civic personality Bill “Bulldog” Feingold has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 70. Feingold was battling liver cancer after being diagnosed with stage four in August. Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, Feingold enjoyed a successful career in finance in New York before following through in […]
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Rush Limbaugh, the most prominent political radio host in the United States, said Monday that he is beginning treatment for lung cancer. Limbaugh, 69, told his radio audience Monday that he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of the disease. He said the diagnosis was confirmed on January 20. “I wish I didn’t have to […]
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The festivities of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival reach beyond the Empire Polo Fields with dozens of pop-up parties flooding the desert. There are several events that have become synonymous to Coachella like the Neon Carnival by Levi’s or Revolve’s party by the online clothing store. The Channel Q House is also one […]
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A new radio station catering to the LGBTQ community in the Coachella Valley hit the airwaves for the first time Wednesday night. The call letters are KGAY or “K-GAY” and the station aims at providing LGBTQ content to the desert community. “It’s our first effort to reach the LGBTQ plus community here in the Coachella […]
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“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” which was written 74 years ago is making headlines after Cleveland radio station WDOK decided to ban it from it’s airwaves. For decades radio stations across the country have played “Baby It’s Cold Outside” without issue. But in the era of “MeToo” WDOK decided to pull the plug. “The tune might […]
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College of the Desert radio station, KCOD, is on the move. Literally. While it may be just a stones throw from the main campus, it’s a move that will give students real-world experience that can’t be measured in distance. It’s what is now the new home of KCOD, at Monterey and Park View in Palm […]
