The Desert Sun from Palm Springs, California • 15

Thursday August 13 1967-THE DESERT SUN Palm Springs CaUf-AI 5 KDES-AM returns with 'classic rock format iC Movie Guide Vtm tatarmatloe Hated below waepravided by tha tteetere Prognune and abowUima an uMact to rh i without prior ootlco PUMOooBthothoorortodoublo chock ilmea -Bd YUOCA YAtXKY VALLEY CINEMA MOSt Twentynioa (TO-13) Daily dptabra of SaUnlvarM (TO) Daily 1:4 PALMS TO PINES THEATERS 71-74 Highway 111 S4S-MI1 iggHMO IMS! Uh I aoe(TO)Daily (PG) ually I pm Cara Bears Adventure la Wonder- By BRUCE FESSIER Desert Sea Falrrtalamral Edhar KDES-AM was the top-rated radio station in the desert in the 1970s when It played a rather soft version of rock 'n' roll Next week KDES-AM will return to the air and it will probably play many of the same songs that made it the giant of the 70s Ty Stevens program director for KKAM 920 AM said that station will return to the call letters KDES-AM beginning Monday It will also switch formats from nostalgic vocal music to "classic rock KKAM which replaced the original KDES we switched to Stevens said "(because) I think there's a void in the market There's nobody else doing In the most recent Arbitral ratings KKAM tied for 11th in the 14 -station market with KWXY-AM which is just a simulcast of KWXY-FM But KDES-FM which plays contemporary rock hits ranked second in the ratings and Stevens said its Solid Gold Saturday Night featuring programming was very popular The target market for KDES-AM's new format Stevens said is mi the air in 1984 also featured sports and news Stevens said the new KDES will continue that tradition by broadcasting Rams and UCLA football Angels baseball and possibly UCLA basketball The "classic format will feature mostly rock music with some hits from the and 70s like KRTH-FM in Los Angeles Stevens said But it will also play some "classic such as The Who ZZ Top and Edgar Winter in the afternoons The music will be provided by a tape service from Albuquerque NM with some locally-produced programming bringing back what we did before 50 pjn Pins "Superman nr (PG) Daily laaanpaoe (PG) Daily 305 7:0 pm I Pluo -RcMace ofthc Nerda (PG-U) Dally Pluo olthi 1:1 1:150:1 pm TOWN CENTER! TOWN CENTER CINEMA IS Highway I Ul atMoatarey S4S-SS1I WaK Dboey'a White and tha Seven G) Daily 1 MS am i Bunba (TO-1S) Daily 1 10 4 40 KBZT-FM joins lineup of Coachella Valley radio stations (TO) Daily 110 pm Jacket' (R) Daily 1:30 4 0 0 Living SitO AM 0:20 -FaUMel iji niaitan -itaLlvtaf 0 Ml 1:34 Fail Metal of LA QUINTA KBZT-FM a station playing songs from the 1940s to the 1970s is now broadcasting on 967 FM The station is owned by the Pennino Corporation an Anaheim-based broadcast group that also owns KNOB in Anaheim Jack Banozci a part-time desert resident who manages KNOB is the vice-president of KBZT and Ed Kibbey a long-time local radio and television personality is general manager the Universe (TO) Daily 1 4SS 70S MS pm No paaaas or diacoaata -MaU To Onfcr(PG) Dally 1:20 15 ASS 7SS tm "RoboCop (R) Daily ISO 7:45 (R) Daily 1:15 155 0:30 104 I pm No paaaes or discounts School (TO-13) Daily 1:103:15 Patti Jagger formerly of KCBS in San Francisco The 1500-Watt station can be heard from Cabazon to the Imperial Valley Kibbey who won several Golden Mike awards at KPSI is handling sales and management duties at KBZT and he said he already misses broadcast journalism "After doing news and having all that he said "you really miss it But I really wanted to manage my own radio station That's why I left KBZT is licensed out of La Quinta but its office is located at 41-945 Boardwalk Suite in Palm Desert Fessier The station's programming called Transtar AM Only comes from Los Angeles via satellite and provides KBZT with mostly vocal songs in the Perry Como-Andy Williams mode Transtar also provides on-air personalities while local disc jockeys do commercials Kibbey said Transtar has a library of more than 1000 songs from the four-decade period The songs selected for air-play are determined by an on-going poll of people from the age of 40 to 54 chosen randomly from throughout the United States Local news is broadcast on the half hour weekdays from 630 am to 6:30 pm and national news from CNN is broadcast on the hour 24 hours a day The news director is 't Ai 1 5:30 7JS "Dragnet (R) Daily 1 3:10 JO 7:35 0:45 i kin No paaaes or discounts 1 PALM SPRINGS CAMELOT THEATERS Palm Springe Mall 3304 Barista Road 337-1273 Living Daylights (PG) Daily 1:25 I 3:55 A30 0:10 pm "The Lest Boys (R) Dally 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:36 am That Girl (TO) Daily 1:20 315 7 3:55 pm No passes or discounts PALM STOINGS DRIVE-IN 07-407 Raima Road S37-1S33 Daily (R) Daily AM pm 12:35 a Plus Witches of EaatwicV (R) 1A30 pm Boa office opens it Tv- Dining Entertainment at 5 pm PLAZA jron Drive 325-3424 (PG) Daily 1:50 3:35 5:35 7:10 9 pm To Tha Beach (TO) Daily 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:30 0:30 pm No paaiea or diacounte BANNING THE POX CINEPLEX 00 Raimey St (714)040-3377 "Draper (PG-13) Daily 1 4:30 0:45 0:45 0:111 Matter of the (PG) Daily 330 5:45 Mi "See white and the Seven Dwarfs (G) Daily 13:45 3:45 5 pm INDIO SUNMIR SWAP MEET 12-045 Indio Springa Road OF PALM DESERT Sophisticated Award Winning 32 Italian French Cuisine Reservations Suggested 1 Open Evenings 'i': FISH FRY ALL You Can EATH Deep Fried Icelandic Cod French Fries Fresh Vegetables Soup or Salad 79 $5 rm- -i 1 JIM WILBUR ndthaDIXIELAND JAZZ NOW APPEARING EVERY SUNDAY 8 PM-MIDNIGHT RE5TAURANT H-Piano Entertainment! rt Friday 5 pm -9 pm 2466 Palm Canyon OPEN 24 HOURS 1 800 Palin Canyon Palm Springs The FAT BOYS are ttirarairAN THEATRES COKfiffllON TIMTDT IUT0IK007 T1K LWUK MTU8MTI PC) 1 25 3 55 6 300 10 fltfktbo merit yMV pm UugfayeuncK lick ever lAtVfltlME MMSMiUMlSl OO 2 H- BsnsnEWBrjnr I 20 6 so rw MHieuNini 00 30 NEFilSUTNUUM LOSTMTIll) IX3XSX7J030 MANDARIN SZECHUAN AND CANTONESE OPEN 4-1 1PM $705 EARLY SPECIAL COMPLETE DINNER Served 7 Days 4 PM to 6 PM Includes: Chinese Egg Flower Soup -Crab Puff Choice of: Egg Foo Young Almond Chicken Beef Mix Green Chicken Chow Mein Sweet end Sour Chicken Stick Fried or Steamed Rice Almond Cook lea and Fortune Cookies Tea 71-5HVVY1 1 1 346-3834 RANCHO MIRAGE ssnsraTTrsi a oi enswernKMiirsiii i is is is MI0NM I OOlff NOK STMT Ml (N 1:20 3 15 5:05 7:00 0 55 -JiHieiSUeBMMtlNt ISOS JSS2ST 1000 Moocoriii 30 12 35 rtm meraavEMraiciiii 10 30 WHmwuw' HUWK UUM I MNtTTt ma Tint sue irtt IM330SM7 30 S30 OMSRET (H-11 1001 10 5 20 735 9 4S Ha yum or Olumli STARTSTRIDAY! Daily 2:10 4:00 5:50 7:40 9:30 9 "---sj MONEY CAN BUY POPULARITY BUT IT The feakThe Dream The Ultimate Test Tapb Restorante DAILY SPECIALS ALL SPECIALS AVAILABLE DAILY SERVED WITH SOUP SALAD PASTA GARHC BREAD Served Mon thru Sunday SPAGHETTI WITH MEATBALLS MANICOTTI LINGUINI PRIMAVERA VEAL PARMIGIANA CHICKEN PRIMAVERA CHICKEN PICCATA CATCH OF THE PAY Also serving lunch daily- TG 13 EACH Uillf I amtjmrri) i 330 530 7:30 930 rPG or Kuwait OWN CENTER ClNEMAJO Monte'eV Avenoi it 1 'Palm Desed340-661 Daily 1:353:35 5:35 7:45 9:45 STARTSIFRtDAyi Celebrate Pape Joe's Second Anniversary with HAPPY HOUR FREE BUFFET MONDAY-FRIDAY Is it a crime passion or an act of Vwbst JOE MASSTERS THE JAZZ MASTER APPEARING SUNDAY NIGHTS ONLY The PAT RIZZO Show of MUSICAL JAZZ For Your Listening and Dancing Pleasure Dennis Michaels Musical Conductor TUES -SATURDAY 9 PM-2 AM FOR RESERVATIONS 320-951 1 OCOTIUO LODGE 1111E PALM CANYON PALM SPRINGS srEuts starts ON Daily mamta 4:30 7:00 Daily 1:40 3:30 5:20 7:109:00.