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{{short description|Radio station in Barstow, California, United States}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name                = KDUC
| city                = [[Barstow, California]]
| above               =
| logo                = KDUC_&_KDUQ_94.3_&_102.5_The_Duck_logo.png
| logo_size           = 250px
| logo_alt            =
| logo_caption        =
| area                = Barstow–[[Victorville, California]]
| frequency           = {{Frequency|94.3|[[MHz]]}}
| rds                 =
| branding            = 94-3 & 102-5 The Duck
| languages           =
| format              = [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| subchannels         =
| network             =
| affiliations        =
| owner               = California Communications of Barstow, LLC
| licensee            = Dos Costas Communications Corporation
| operator            =
| sister_stations     = {{hlist|KDUQ|[[KSZL]]|[[KXXZ]]}}
| founded             =
| airdate             = {{Start date and age|1986|06|04}}
| last_airdate        =
| former_callsigns    =
| former_names        =
| former_frequencies  =
| callsign_meaning    = [[Duck]]
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id         = 21495
| class               = B1
| power               =
| erp                 = 4,600 [[watt]]s
| haat                = {{Convert|239|m|ft|sp=us}}
| coordinates         = {{Coord|34|58|15|N|117|02|22|W|display=inline,title|name=KDUC}}
| translators         =
| repeaters           = [[#Repeater|See § Repeater]]
| webcast             = {{Listen live |url=https://kduc943fm.myl2mr.com/ }}
| website             = {{url |https://theduckradio.net/ }}
}}
'''KDUC''' (94.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a commercial [[radio station]] that is [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Barstow, California]] and serves the Barstow and [[Victor Valley]] areas, as well as along [[Interstate 15 in California|Interstate 15]] to [[Baker, California]]. The station is [[simulcast]] on '''KDUQ''' (102.5 FM), which is licensed to [[Ludlow, California]] and broadcasts along [[Interstate 40 in California|Interstate 40]] east of Barstow. Both stations are owned by California Communications of Barstow, LLC and broadcast a [[contemporary hit radio]] music format branded as "The Duck".
==History==
KDUC first signed on June 4, 1986 in [[Barstow, California]]. Owned by First American Communications Corporation, the station broadcast a [[contemporary hit radio]] (CHR) format.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/80s-OCR-YB/1987-YB/1987-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0110.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |magazine=Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987 |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=B-26 |date=1987 |access-date=January 6, 2019 }}</ref> On July 7, 1995, First American launched KDUQ, a [[repeater]] of KDUC that transmitted from [[Ludlow, California]] to extend coverage along [[Interstate 40 in California|Interstate 40]] across the [[Mojave Desert]] east of Barstow. At the time, both stations carried a [[hot adult contemporary]] music format.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1996-YB/1996-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0206.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 1996 |publisher=R.R. Bowker |location=New Providence, New Jersey |isbn=0-8352-3725-7 |page=B-46 |date=1996 |access-date=January 6, 2019 }}</ref> In December 1998, First American sold KDUC, KDUQ, and [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[sister station]] [[KSZL]] to [[Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania]]-based Tele-Media Broadcasting LLC for $875,000.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/98-OCR/BC-1998-12-14-OCR-Page-0081.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting and Cable |publisher=R.R. Bowker |page=69 |date=December 14, 1998 |access-date=January 6, 2019 }}</ref>
In June 2008, Dos Costas Communications Corporation sold the [[rhythmic contemporary]]-formatted KDUC and KDUQ, as well as KSZL and [[KXXZ]], to California Communications of Barstow, LLC for $4.3 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/42181/victor-valley-ca-cluster-changes-hands |title=Victor Valley, CA Cluster Changes Hands |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=June 25, 2008 |access-date=January 6, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/42461/bas-spins-two-from-ohio-deal |title=BAS Spins Two From Ohio Deal |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=July 2, 2008 |access-date=January 6, 2019 }}</ref>
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==Repeater==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! [[Call signs in North America|Call sign]]
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Frequency]]
! [[City of license]]
! [[Facility ID]]
! [[List of North American broadcast station classes|Class]]
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Effective radiated power|ERP]]<br />([[watt|W]])
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Height above average terrain|Height]]<br />([[Metre|m]] ([[Foot (unit)|ft]]))
! class="unsortable" | Transmitter coordinates
! class="unsortable" | First air date
! class="unsortable" | Call sign meaning
|-
| {{rh}} | KDUQ || 102.5 FM || [[Ludlow, California]] || 21497 || A || 6,000 || {{Convert|-50|m|ft|abbr=on}} || {{Coord|34|43|21|N|116|10|04|W|name=KDUQ}} || {{Start date and age|1995|07|07}} || Duck
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{official website |https://www.theduckradio.net/ }}
* {{FM station data|21495|KDUC}}
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* {{FM station data|739658|KDUQ}}
{{Victor Valley Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in California}}
{{Rhythmic Contemporary Radio Stations in California}}
[[Category:Radio stations in California|DUC]]
[[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Barstow, California]]
[[Category:Victorville, California]]
[[Category:Mass media in San Bernardino County, California]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1986]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in California]]