Indio, California

==Media==
The Indio ''Date Palm''<ref>{{OCLC|317971047|30339939}}</ref> was an early paper established in 1912 by John Winfield (J. Win) Wilson.<ref name=Lech>{{cite book|last=Lech|first=Steve|title=For Tourism and a Good Night's Sleep: J. Win Wilson, Wilson Howell, and the Beginnings of the Pines-to-Palms Highway|year=2012|publisher=Steve Lech|location=Riverside, CA|isbn=978-0-9837500-1-7|page=35}}</ref>

Print news in Indio is most notably provided by [[The Desert Sun]], a daily newspaper part of the [[USA Today Network]] with a circulation of 14,685 in Indio in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.desertsunmediagroup.com/images/uploads/attachments/Neighbors_Flyer_no_rates_revised_for_2017.pdf |title=Neighbors Advertising Rates |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=January 2017 |publisher=Desert Sun Media Group |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> Providing news coverage of the Coachella Valley and distributing to eight cities, The Desert Sun had the largest newspaper circulation in the desert in 2017.

The Coachella Valley also receives news coverage from the [[Press-Enterprise]], a [[Riverside, California|Riverside]]-based daily newspaper, and [[Desert Star Weekly]], a Riverside County [[adjudicated]] newspaper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://desertstarweekly.com/about-us/ |title=About Us – Desert Star Weekly |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> There are many other independently or [[Self Published]] daily newspapers and weeklies covering Indio, such as the Coachella Valley Independent and Tidbits of the Coachella Valley.

Newspapers aimed at a Latino readership are also essential in Indio, due to the high number of Spanish-speaking Hispanics/Latinos in the area. ''El Informador del Valle'' is printed in Spanish then distributed to homes and a range of meat markets, gas stations, Hispanic restaurants, and more locally owned businesses throughout Indio.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elinformadordelvalle.net/distribucion | title=El Informador del Valle – Distribucion | author=<!--Not stated--> | date=<!--Not stated--> | access-date= September 28, 2019}}</ref> ''La Prensa Hispana'' is another such newspaper that is aimed toward Indio's Latino community, but uniquely merges English and Spanish together to provide a bilingual newspaper. The newspaper has received recognition from the Hispanic [[Chamber of commerce]]-Coachella Valley for its value and impact on the community.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.laprensahispanainc.com/about-us | title=About Us – La Prensa Hispana | author=<!--Not stated--> | date=<!--Not stated--> | access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

There are also several online news sources that cover Indio, such as the Coachella Valley Weekly, Cactus Hugs, Coachella Magazine, [[KESQ-TV|KESQ]], and [[Los Angeles Times]]. Entertainment and lifestyle magazines and publications include the Desert Entertainer, Coachella Magazine, and Desert Magazine, among others.

Indio has ten local television stations serving the Coachella Valley and six Spanish-language networks (local or regional affiliates like [[KUNA-LD]] and [[KVER-CD]]), some of which are over-air signals from Mexico. Eight Los Angeles television stations are available on cable and satellite service.

Four out of 20 Palm Springs area's radio stations are licensed to Indio: KESQ 1400 AM (in Spanish) owned by [[KESQ-TV]]/[[KDFX-CD]], [[KKUU]] 92.7 FM (Urban/Hip-hop/R&B) owned by [[Morris Communications]], [[KHCV (FM)|KHCV]] 104.3, and [[classic rock]] [[KRHQ]] 102.3 FM owned by RM Broadcasting. However, none of the stations have their offices or studios in Indio. KHCV and KESQ are located in Palm Desert; both KKUU and KRHQ are located in Palm Springs.