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KPST-FM
Coachella, California
Broadcast area	Palm Springs, California
Frequency	103.5 MHz
Branding	Fuego 103.5
Programming
Format	Bilingual Rhythmic CHR
Ownership
Owner	Entravision Communications (Entravision Holdings, LLC)
Sister stations	KLOB
History
First air date	June 1, 2012
Call sign meaning	Palm Springs and Thermal (cities in the Coachella Valley served by the station)
Technical information
Facility ID	189509
Class	A
ERP	1,900 watts
HAAT	179 meters
Transmitter coordinates	33°39′23″N 116°59′29″W / 33.65639°N 116.99139°W / 33.65639; -116.99139
Translator(s)	KVER-CD 41.6 (PSIP) Palm Springs
Links
Website	radiolatricolor.com/palm-springs/

KPST-FM (103.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Coachella, California and serving the Coachella Valley area. Owned by Entravision Communications, it airs a Bilingual CHR format branded as "Fuego 103.5". The station's studios and sales offices are located in Palm Desert, while the transmitter is located in a mountain range east of Mecca, and within proximity to Interstate 10.^[1] The station is unusual in having its programming relayed onto a digital television station, using PSIP channel 41.6 on KVER-CD to distribute its programming instead of having an HD Radio transmitter.

History

The station is one of the newest full power stations to the area, having received a construction permit in early 2012. It was assigned the KPST-FM call letters on May 15, 2012. While it was originally due to sign on in 2015, it received its broadcast license ahead of schedule on June 1, 2012, signing on that same day.^[2] The station has kept the same call letters, format and branding throughout its existence. On Monday March 29 2021, Entravision has announced that it will launch the bilingual rhythmic fuego format in two additional markets including Las Vegas, and Palm Springs. The station will drop the Regional Mexican La Tricolor format after it broadcasted for the rest of it's 8 years since it signed on in 2012, and will flip to the format as Fuego 103.5. The station has the same and identical branding, logo, and frequency as KHHM in Sacramento.

Works Cited

^ "Query the REC California FM station database for KPST-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "REC California History Grid for KPST-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID KPST ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Palm Springs, California area (Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin)

This region also includes the Joshua Tree area.

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	97.1
Translators	88.9 89.3 89.9 91.1 92.3 93.3 94.3 95.5 98.1 99.1 99.3 100.9 101.5 102.7 103.7 103.9 106.5 107.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Defunct

Nearby regions: Calexico; Laughlin-Needles-Lake Havasu City; Riverside-San Bernardino; San Diego; Victor Valley/Barstow

See also: List of radio stations in California

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of California
Stations	KAEH – Beaumont KAFY – Bakersfield KATD – Pittsburg KBAA – Grass Valley KBBF – Santa Rosa KBBU – Modesto KBHH – Kerman KBKY – Merced KBLO – Corcoran KBRG – San Jose KBTW – Lenwood KBUA – San Fernando KBUE – Long Beach KBYN – Arnold KCAL – Redlands KCCL – Woodland KCFA – Arnold KCHJ – Delano KCVR – Columbia KEBN – Garden Grove KEBT – Lost Hills KEPD – Ridgecrest KERU-FM – Blythe KEXA – King City KEYQ – Fresno KEZY – San Bernardino KFSD – Escondido KFSG – Roseville KFSO-FM – Visalia KGED - Fresno KGEN – Tulare KGEN-FM – Hanford KGRB – Jackson KGST – Fresno KGZO – Shafter KHCV – Mecca KHDC – Chualar KHHM – Shingle Springs KHMU – Buttonwillow KHPY – Moreno Valley KHSQ – Trinidad KIDI-FM – Lompoc KIQI – San Francisco KIQQ-FM – Newberry Springs KIQS – Willows KIST-FM – Carpinteria KIWI – Mcfarland KJDJ – San Luis Obispo KJOR – Windsor KLAX-FM – East Los Angeles KLBN – Fresno KLOC – Turlock KLJR-FM – Santa Paula KLLE – North Fork KLLI – Los Angeles KLMG – Esparto KLMM – Morro Bay KLNV – San Diego KLOB – Thousand Palms KLOK-FM – Greenfield KLOQ-FM – Winton KLQV – San Diego KLTX – Long Beach KLUN – Paso Robles KLVE – Los Angeles KLYY – Riverside KMAK – Orange Cove KMBX – Soledad KMEN – Mendota KMIX – Tracy KMJV – Soledad KMLA – El Rio KMLM-FM – Grover Beach KMPG – Hollister KMPO – Modesto KMQA – East Porterville KMRO – Camarillo KMYX-FM – Arvin KMZR – Atwater KNTO – Chowchilla KODV – Barstow KOKO-FM – Kerman KOND – Hanford KOXR – Oxnard KPRC-FM – Salinas KPSL-FM – Bakersfield KPST-FM – Coachella KQLB – Los Banos KRAY-FM – Salinas KRCD – Inglewood KRCV – West Covina KRCX-FM – Marysville KRDA – Clovis KRHM-LP – Bakersfield KRQK – Lompoc KRRS – Santa Rosa KSAC-FM – Dunnigan KSCA – Glendale KSDO – San Diego KSEA – Greenfield KSGZ – Greenfield KSEH – Brawley KSES-FM – Seaside KSFN – Piedmont KSJV – Fresno KSMY – Lompoc KSOL – San Francisco KSPA – Ontario KSPE – Santa Barbara KSQL – Santa Cruz KSRT – Cloverdale KSSC – Ventura KSSD – Fallbrook KSSE – Arcadia KSXY – Forestville KTAP – Santa Maria KTGE – Salinas KTMZ – Pomona KTNQ – Los Angeles KTOR – Gerber KTQX – Bakersfield KTSE-FM – Patterson KUBO – Calexico KUFW – Kingsburg KUNA-FM – La Quinta KVMX-FM – Placerville KVON – Napa KVTR – Victorville KVUH – Laytonville KVVF – Santa Clara KVVZ – San Rafael KWAC – Bakersfield KWIZ – Santa Ana KWKW – Los Angeles KWQQ – Hemet KWRN – Apple Valley KWST – El Centro KXLM – Oxnard KXOL-FM – Los Angeles KXRS – Hemet KXSB – Big Bear Lake KXSE – Davis KXSM – Chualar KXTS – Geyserville KXVV – Victorville KXXZ – Barstow KXZM – Felton KZER – Santa Barbara KZNB – Petaluma KZSF – San Jose KZSZ – Colusa
Defunct	KDBV – Salinas KDDF – Mecca KESQ – Indio KFVR – Crescent City KNCR – Fortuna KSKD – Livingston
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Entravision Communications

Radio stations

Television stations
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UniMás	KAJB² KCRP-CD KDJT-CD KDTF-LD KELV-LD KETF-CD KANG-LD KREN-TV KRNS-CD KTFD-TV KTFN KTFQ-TV KTFV-CD WUTF-TV
Univision	KEUS-LD KBNT-CD KBZO-LD KCEC ³ KDCU-DT KINC KINT-TV KLDO-TV KLUZ-TV ³ KNVO KORO KPMR KREN-TV KSMS-TV KUPB KVSN-DT KVYE WUNI ³ WUVN

¹ Owned by a Mexican company, operated by Entravision
² Owned by Calipatria Broadcasting Company, operated by Entravision
³ Owned by TelevisaUnivision, operated by Entravision

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 ==History==
-The station is one of the newest full power stations to the area, having received a [[planning permission|construction permit]] in early 2012. It was assigned the '''KPST-FM''' call letters on May 15, 2012. While it was originally due to sign on in 2015, it received its broadcast license ahead of schedule on June 1, 2012, signing on that same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=189509&hview=1|title=REC California History Grid for KPST-FM|publisher=REC Networks|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref> The station has kept the same call letters, format and branding throughout its existence. On Monday March 29 2021, Entravision has announced that it will launch the bilingual rhythmic fuego format in two additional markets including Las Vegas, and Palm Springs. The station will drop the Regional Mexican La Tricolor format, and will flip to the format as Fuego 103.5. The station has the same and identical branding and frequency as KHHM in Sacramento.
+The station is one of the newest full power stations to the area, having received a [[planning permission|construction permit]] in early 2012. It was assigned the '''KPST-FM''' call letters on May 15, 2012. While it was originally due to sign on in 2015, it received its broadcast license ahead of schedule on June 1, 2012, signing on that same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=189509&hview=1|title=REC California History Grid for KPST-FM|publisher=REC Networks|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref> The station has kept the same call letters, format and branding throughout its existence. On Monday March 29 2021, Entravision has announced that it will launch the bilingual rhythmic fuego format in two additional markets including Las Vegas, and Palm Springs. The station will drop the Regional Mexican La Tricolor format after it broadcasted for the rest of it's 8 years since it signed on in 2012, and will flip to the format as Fuego 103.5. The station has the same and identical branding, logo, and frequency as KHHM in Sacramento.
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