KYDS
{{short description|Radio station in Sacramento, California}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KYDS
| logo =
| city = Sacramento, California
| area = Sacramento, California
| branding = KYDS 91.5
| frequency = 91.5 MHz
| airdate = 1979
| format = Variety
| erp = 410 watts
| haat = 33 meters
| class = A
| facility_id = 58888
| callsign_meaning = Reminiscent of "kids"
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = San Juan Unified School District
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listen live|https://www.sanjuan.edu/domain/8651}}
| website = [https://www.sanjuan.edu/domain/8651 KYDS Online]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KYDS is a Sacramento, California FM radio station with the frequency 91.5 MHz. It is maintained at El Camino Fundamental High School, and select students from the school are allowed to participate in its operation. The original inception of KYDS was in 1976, when it broadcast only in the school cafeteria during lunch hour. KYDS originally received its FCC broadcast license in 1978 as one of the last Class "D" licensed FM stations in the country. The station went on the air with 10 watts of power (transmitter power output, not effective radiated power), into a 4-bay antenna and broadcast a monaural signal that effectively covered a 5-mile radius. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a campaign to modernize, the station now broadcasts on the internet on [http://www.kyds.rocks/ KYDS.rocks]
External links
- [http://www.myspace.com/kyds915 KYDS on MySpace]
- [https://www.instagram.com/kyds91.5/ KYDS on Instagram]
{{FM station data|58888|KYDS}}
- {{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=69883 |title= History Cards for KYDS|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)
{{Sacramento Radio}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1978
{{California-radio-station-stub|PRIOR HISTORY=In 1973, Sacramento station KNDE 1470 Radio personality Ben e. McCoy assisted El Camino High School students who approached him requesting assistance in starting their own radio station. Mr. McCoy helped with the initial programming and set-up planning while contributing to the new student-run station's identity by suggesting the original call letters of K-ROK Radio.}}
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