KSOS

Summary

KSOS is a non-commercial radio station located in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting on 90.5 FM. KSOS airs a Christian contemporary music format.

KSOS
Broadcast areaLas Vegas Valley
Frequency90.5 MHz
BrandingSOS Radio
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner
  • Faith Communications
  • (Faith Communications Corporation)
History
First air date
1972
(52 years ago)
 (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 ID20528
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT387 m (1,270 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°00′29″N 115°00′23″W / 36.00806°N 115.00639°W / 36.00806; -115.00639
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)
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
WebcastListen Live
Websitesosradio.net

History edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "About SOS Radio". SOS Radio. Faith Communications. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSOS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

External links edit

  • 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 / 36.008; -115.006