KRDP
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Broadcast area | East Valley (Phoenix metropolitan area) |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 90.7 MHz |
| Branding | KRDP Jazz |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Desert Soul Media, Inc. |
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Call sign meaning | "Radio Phoenix" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 122359 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 18 meters (59 ft) |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | listen2krdp |
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KRDP (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Apache Junction, Arizona, and serving the East Valley of the Phoenix metro area.[2] KRDP is owned by Desert Soul Media, Inc. airs a Jazz, Blues and Soul music format mixed with community news, public affairs and specialty programming primarily targeting Arizona's African American community. KRDP's transmitter is located at the Goldfield Ghost Town in Apache Junction.[3]
KRDP previously broadcast under the call sign KVIT and was operated from 2011 to 2021 by the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT), a technical high school district in Mesa, Arizona. EVIT sold KRDP to Desert Soul Media, Inc. and the sale closed in December 2021.[4]
KRDP also operates an online-only radio station called KRDP Indie, which streams an Adult album alternative (AAA) music format mixed with news, public affairs and specialty programming from local, national and international producers focused on independent music, arts and culture. KRDP Indie was previously operated under the name Radio Phoenix from 2008 to 2021 by the Arizona Community Media Foundation.[5]
History
KRDP began its broadcast history under the ownership of the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) with call sign KVIT. After numerous failed attempts the station signed on the air on January 29, 2011, as The Goldmine 90.7, which aired a Top 40 format.[6]
In May 2012, KVIT began simulcasting on K224CJ 92.7 FM, which had been simulcasting KNRJ "Energy 101.1", a dance hits station. The Goldmine soon adopted a significant shift towards a dance format helmed by former Energy 92.7 (later 101.1 The Beat) DJ and EVIT alumnus, DJ Perry, who had been programming and doing mixshows since before the station signed on.
On November 6, 2013, the dance-intensive format known as The Pulse was launched.[7][8][9]
On August 11, 2015, KVIT's format moved to new station KPNG (88.7 FM), also owned by EVIT. On September 25, 2016, KVIT broke from the KPNG simulcast and its format was changed to classic country, returning to The Goldmine branding.
On May 23, 2018, KVIT's format changed to '80s/'90s variety, with an emphasis on '90s pop, changing its name to "Neon 90.7". This change was not announced and followed almost 24 hours of non-stop Dueling Banjos from the movie Deliverance.
On May 24, 2021, it was announced that KVIT was being sold to Desert Soul Media, Inc. for $125,000.[10] The station was taken silent on December 10, 2021,[11] and returned to the air on May 10, 2022.[12]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KRDP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FM Station KRDP - FCC Public Inspection File". publicfiles.fcc.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About KRDP – KRDP Community Radio (Jazz 90.7 FM & Indie Online)". Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About KRDP – KRDP Community Radio (Jazz 90.7 FM & Indie Online)". Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EVIT radio students to learn craft on air". The Arizona Republic. February 1, 2011. Archived from the original on February 5, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (November 6, 2013). "Phoenix's Goldmine Gets a Pulse". RadioInsight.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Teens Are the Pulse of EVIT's Radio Station". East Valley Institute of Technology. November 14, 2013. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mungenast, Eric (November 16, 2013). "EVIT radio station, found at 90.7/92.7 FM, changes name to fit identity as teen-oriented". East Valley Tribune.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cumulus Sells One in Kansas; Dallas FM Translator Sold". All Access. May 24, 2021.
- ^ KRDP(FM), Apache Junction, AZ Facility ID No. 122359 Silent since December 10, 2021 Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent, fcc.gov. February 23, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Resumption of Normal Operations, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
External links
- Official website
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- KRDP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- desertsoulmedia
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