KEPD (104.9 FM , "KePadre 104.9") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Ridgecrest, California and serves the Indian Wells Valley area. The station is owned by Adelman Broadcasting and broadcasts a Spanish variety format.
2-466: The station first signed on in 1979 as KFIO, the sister station to KLOA (1240 AM). Originally owned by John and Eleanor Quigley, it broadcast a big band music format. In December 1988, the Quigleys sold KFIO and KLOA to Roy Mayhugh for $ 552,500. The new owner changed KFIO's call letters to KLOA-FM the following year. In March 1995, Mayhugh sold KLOA-AM-FM to Adelman Broadcasting for $ 500,000. At
4-519: The time, KLOA-FM carried a country music format. In 2009, KLOA-FM adopted the KEPD call sign. The station flipped from country to a regional Mexican format branded as "KePadre 104.9". On April 18, 2012, KEPD changed its format to Spanish adult hits , branded as "Juan FM 104.9". The station is the first affiliate of the Juan FM proprietary format that is licensed by Sparknet Communications, creator of
#866133