KOAS explained

KOAS
City:Dolan Springs, Arizona
Area:Laughlin area
Las Vegas Valley
Branding:Jammin' 105.7
Frequency:105.7 MHz
Repeater:105.7 KOAS-FM1 (Henderson, Nevada)
Airdate:August 1, 1984 (as KCRR)
Format:Urban adult contemporary
Erp:100,000 watts (horizontal, no vertical ERP)
2,500 watts (booster)
Class:C
Facility Id:25692
Coordinates:35.8364°N -114.3189°W
Callsign Meaning:K OASis (former branding)
Former Callsigns:KCRR (1984–1987)
KFLG (1987–2000)
KBYE (2000–2001)
Affiliations:Compass Media Networks
Owner:Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.
Licensee:Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC
Sister Stations:KCYE, KKLZ, KVGS, KXTE
Website:jammin1057.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KOAS (105.7 FM, Jammin' 105.7) is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format. Licensed to Dolan Springs, Arizona, United States, the station serves the Laughlin/Las Vegas/Dolan Springs area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC. The station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while its transmitter is in Dolan Springs.

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History

The station was assigned the call sign KCRR on August 1, 1984. On November 20, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KFLG. On December 12, 2000, the station became KBYE.

Smooth jazz (2001–2009)

On August 8, 2001, KBYE flipped to smooth jazz as "The Oasis", with the station changing call letters to the current KOAS on the 14th.[3] [4]

Rhythmic adult contemporary (2009–2013)

On December 26, 2009, after airing Christmas music for a month, KOAS dropped Smooth Jazz for Rhythmic AC, giving the market two stations in the format, the other being KPLV (which would shift to top 40 roughly four months later).

Rhythmic oldies (2013–2019)

On April 1, 2013, KOAS shifted their format to rhythmic oldies. In November 2013, the long time "Oasis" moniker (from the previous smooth jazz format) was dropped in favor of "Old School 105.7".[5]

Urban adult contemporary (2019–present)

On June 17, 2019, at Midnight, KOAS flipped to urban adult contemporary as Jammin 105.7.[6] Musically, KOAS leans to Rhythmic Hot AC with hip-hop artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim (and by extension Junior M.A.F.I.A.), Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Outkast added to rotation.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=KOAS-1&service=FB Radio Locator Information on KOAS-1
  2. http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=K288FS&service=FX Radio Locator information on K288FN
  3. Web site: KOAS Call Sign History . Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. 17 August 2001 . BYE Las Vegas Says Hello To SJ KOAS . Radio and Records.
  5. Web site: KOAS to Become Old School 105.7. 14 December 2013 .
  6. Web site: KOAS Las Vegas Revamps As Jammin 105.7. 2019-06-17. RadioInsight. en-US. 2019-06-19.