KOCP
Encyclopedia
KOCP is a commercial radio station
located in Camarillo, California
, broadcasting to the Oxnard
-Ventura, California
, area. KOCP plays a 70s-80s classic hits
music format. It is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC.
the station broadcasts as Rewind 95.9 FM, operating on the same frequency as KFSH in Anaheim, CA.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Camarillo, California
Camarillo, California
Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at the 2000 census. The Ventura Freeway Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at...
, broadcasting to the Oxnard
Oxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
-Ventura, California
Ventura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...
, area. KOCP plays a 70s-80s classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
music format. It is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC.
History
The station went on the air as KEWE with an automated soft rock format in 1973. Four years later, it adopted the call letters KGAB as album rock station "B96" before changing to adult contemporary in 1982 as KZTR (K-Star). It kept the KZTR call letters as "96ZTR" when it went classic rock in 1987, then went Spanish language for four years in the early 1990s as KELF ("El Elefante"). In 1995 they changed their call letters to KOCP and aired a classic rock format branded as "The Octopus'. On August 25, 2010 KOCP changed their format to classic hits branded as "Rewind 95.9".the station broadcasts as Rewind 95.9 FM, operating on the same frequency as KFSH in Anaheim, CA.