Having had much success with kdradio.com in California, it was decided to put the massive KD Radio oldies format of 7000 songs on the broadcast sister station, 50-year-old KMIN-AM (980 kHz).

Due to the Sound Souvenir's strong showing in the ratings, number one in its market, management made the decision to move the format to the stronger KDSK-FM signal.

The station's usable signal previously has been limited in Albuquerque to neighborhoods of higher elevation.

The upgrade would significantly increase KDSK's city grade signal level coverage in the Albuquerque radio market.

In Albuquerque KDSK has instead relied on its AM station for coverage including a feed to FM translator K229CL 93.7.