KSOS is a non-commercial radio station located in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting on 90.5 FM. KSOS airs a Christian contemporary music format.
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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
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| Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
| Branding | SOS Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1972 |
Former call signs | KILA (1972–2005) |
Former frequencies | 95.5 MHz (1972–1985) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds Of the Spirit[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20528 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 387 m (1,270 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°00′29″N 115°00′23″W / 36.00806°N 115.00639°W |
| Translator(s) | 88.7 K204BU (Silver City, NM) 89.5 K208GI (St. George, etc., UT) 90.3 K212AM (Carlin, NV) 90.5 K213EC (Bullhead City, AZ) 91.1 K216BB (Elko, NV) 91.1 K216EV (Logandale, NV) 95.3 K237AX (Caliente, NV) 95.3 K237AY (Pioche, NV) 103.1 K276BL (Pahrump, NV) 103.1 K276BM (Kingman, AZ) 104.9 K285AT (Pioche, NV) 104.9 K285BO (Wells, NV) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sosradio.net |
History
KILA 95.5 FM was founded by Jack French and signed on the air in 1972. KILA became Las Vegas' first Contemporary Christian music station. KILA switched frequencies in 1985 from 95.5 FM to 90.5 FM.
KILA became the flagship station the SOS radio network in the 1980s. KILA became KSOS in 2005.
KSOS also airs its programming on a station in Utah, known as KANN, from Roy, Utah.
KSOS also broadcasts in Kingman, Arizona at 103.1 FM.
References
External links
- KSOS in the FCC FM station database
- KSOS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
36°00′29″N 115°00′22″W / 36.008°N 115.006°W