KKDD is a commercial radio station

Radio station

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 located in San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino, California

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, broadcasting to the San Bernardino-Riverside Metropolitan Area

Inland Empire (California)

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 on 1290 AM

AM broadcasting

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. Owned by Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications

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, KKDD airs children's music

Children's music

Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...

 programming syndicated by Radio Disney

Radio Disney

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. The format consists of music

Music

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 and other entertainment popular among children and preteens.

History

The radio station was hugely popular playing top 40 music in the 1960s as KMEN

KMEN

La Maquina MusicalKMQA/KMEN is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. One Transmitter is Licensed to East Porterville, California, USA, it serves the Tulare, California area, while KMEN is Licensed to Mendota, California. Both KMQA and KMEN is currently owned by Mbp Licensee, LLC....

, K/men 129, and battled crosstown rival KFXM (AM) (590) for ratings. Before it joined Radio Disney in 2001, this AM outlet (still as KMEN) played a variety of formats, including adult standards

Adult standards

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, oldies

Oldies

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 and talk

Talk radio

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. When the Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

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 played in Los Angeles, KMEN was the Inland Empire

Inland Empire (California)

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affiliate.

On March 10, 2008, KMEN returned as an internet-only station as www.kmen129.com.

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