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KOKO-FM
Kerman, California;
Broadcast area	Kerman / Fresno, California
Frequency	94.3 MHz
Branding	Jammin' 94.3
Programming
Format	Rhythmic oldies
Ownership
Owner	Art Laboe; (Big Broadcasting Inc.);
History
First air date	April 16, 1990 (as KTAA)
Former call signs	KTAA (1988–1998); KKPW (1998–2001);
Call sign meaning	"Killer Oldies" (previous branding)
Technical information
Facility ID	3970
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Repeater(s)	94.3 KOKO-FM1 (Fresno)
Links
Website	www.jammin943.com

KOKO-FM is a radio station licensed to Kerman, California. Owned by Art Laboe's Big Broadcasting,^[1] it broadcasts a rhythmic oldies format targeting Fresno.

History edit

KOKO-FM originally signed on the air April 16, 1990,^[2] as country station KTAA and was owned by Barnard Broadcasting A California Limited Partnership during the early 1990s. In the early 1990s, the station flipped to a short-lived hip-hop format as Jammin 94, before flipping to regional Mexican La Fiesta. In 1997, the station was acquired by Hispanic Radio Enterprise Inc., and flipped to a rhythmic format as 94.3 The Party. In 1998, Art Laboe acquired the station and it was rebranded as Power 94, and later Hit Radio 94.3 in August 2001.^[3] This was then followed by a rhythmic AC format.

On June 28, 2012, KOKO-FM flipped to classic hits.^[4] On November 27, 2018, KOKO-FM again changed formats, this time to rhythmic oldies as Jammin' 94.3.^[5]

Art Laboe died October 7, 2022, at age 97.^[6] In July 2023, TED Broadcasting agreed to purchase KOKO-FM from the Art Laboe estate for $330,000.^[7]

References edit

^ "KOKO/Fresno Is Now Jammin'". All Access. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-90. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-08-10.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "KOKO Fresno Shifts To Classic Hits". RadioInsight. June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "KOKO-FM Flips To Rhythmic Oldies Jammin 94.3". RadioInsight. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/10/12/oldies-dj-art-laboe-dead/
^ "TEG Broadcasting Acquires KOKO-FM from Art Laboe's Estate - RadioInsight". July 19, 2023.