In early 1950’s, George E. Cameron, an oil man from Texas came to Palm Springs and bought the Desert Sun weekly newspaper and in 1955 turned it into a daily paper. The following year Cameron signed KDES 920AM on the air, becoming one of only 3 radio stations in the Coachella Valley. In 1963 George signed KDES-FM, 104.7 on the air and created the Coachella Valley’s first FM radio station. With music, news and information, KDES served the desert community and continues to do so today.>More
