KPTR is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to Cathedral City, California

Cathedral City, California

Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 51,200 at the 2010 census. Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the cities in the Coachella Valley of southern California...

, USA, it serves the Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...

, area. The station is currently owned by R & R Radio Corporation.

First went on air in 1965 as KGUY on the 1270AM dial, switched to 1140AM in 1975 to replace KPAL or "K-Palm", was replaced in 1978 by KCPS originally on 1300AM and finally to 1340AM under ownership of KWXY-FM

KWXY-FM

KWXY ia a Class C commercial AM radio station licensed to Cathedral City, California, USA. The station was founded in 1964 on 1340 AM and had broadcast on 98.5 MHz FM between 1976 and 2010. It is one of the area's "heritage" stations and is one of the very few remaining beautiful music...

98.5 in 1985.

On February 2, 2010 KPTR and its progressive talk moved to 1450 AM, replacing KGAM. The Beautiful Music format of KWXY is currently heard on AM 1340, and is also being streamed at www.KWXY.com.