KUSS
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KOGO-FM is a news/talk
radio station
licensed to Carlsbad, California
, simulcasting KOGO 600 AM San Diego. KOGO-FM is one of the seven San Diego stations owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
.
station at 95.9 MHz known as KKOS, which was previously known as KARL (a MOR station from 1968-1979) and KUPR. During this period the station had various formats, including adult contemporary, CHR
, and AAA
.
On September 15, 1995, the station was upgraded to full-power and moved to 95.7 MHz, and became KUPR, still keeping the AAA format. In November 1996, the station stunted
by playing 10,000 country songs in a row. On March 5, 1997, the station became KMCG "Magic 95.7" with an adult R&B
format.
The station was sold by Nationwide Communications
to Jacor
/Citicasters (later to be acquired by Clear Channel), and subsequently on October 5, 1998, it became KMSX "Mix 95.7" (meanwhile the "Magic" R&B format was moved to 92.5 XHRM). KMSX began with a hot AC format and then changed to 1980s music on November 10, 2000. On November 21, 2001, the station swapped formats and call letters with "K-Joy" 94.1 (also owned by Clear Channel), and became KJQY
, playing oldies
from the 1960s and 1970s. On January 3, 2002, the station became known as KOCL "Kool 95.7", until January 5, 2004, when Clear Channel moved the oldies format to 99.3 FM (which then changed on September 1, 2005 to a Spanish
oldies station, "La Preciosa" XHOCL-FM
). The country music format on 99.3 was moved here, and 95.7 FM became KUSS "US 95.7". The station now broadcasts in HD Radio
. KUSS HD2, 95.7-2, airs classic country music. On March 20, 2008
, the station was rebranded as "New Country 95.7".
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
radio station
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...
licensed to Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Carlsbad had a population of 105,328. The population density was 2,693.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Carlsbad was 87,205 White, 1,379 African American, 514 Native American, 7,460 Asian, 198 Pacific Islander, 4,189 from other...
, simulcasting KOGO 600 AM San Diego. KOGO-FM is one of the seven San Diego stations owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
History
This station has its roots as a low-powerLow-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
station at 95.9 MHz known as KKOS, which was previously known as KARL (a MOR station from 1968-1979) and KUPR. During this period the station had various formats, including adult contemporary, CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
, and AAA
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
.
On September 15, 1995, the station was upgraded to full-power and moved to 95.7 MHz, and became KUPR, still keeping the AAA format. In November 1996, the station stunted
Stunting (broadcasting)
In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs programming that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play...
by playing 10,000 country songs in a row. On March 5, 1997, the station became KMCG "Magic 95.7" with an adult R&B
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
format.
The station was sold by Nationwide Communications
Nationwide Communications
Nationwide Communications Inc. was a media subsidiary of the Nationwide Insurance Company, which operated from 1946 until 1997. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Communications owned and operated a variety of radio and television stations across the United States until it sold off all its radio...
to Jacor
Jacor
Jacor Communications was a media corporation which owned a large number of radio stations in the United States. Inside the radio industry, Jacor was seen as one of the most competitive broadcast companies in history. Jacor's re-image in 1996 created the slogan "The Noise You Can't Ignore".Jacor was...
/Citicasters (later to be acquired by Clear Channel), and subsequently on October 5, 1998, it became KMSX "Mix 95.7" (meanwhile the "Magic" R&B format was moved to 92.5 XHRM). KMSX began with a hot AC format and then changed to 1980s music on November 10, 2000. On November 21, 2001, the station swapped formats and call letters with "K-Joy" 94.1 (also owned by Clear Channel), and became KJQY
KJQY
There have been three different stations in San Diego called KJQY or K-Joy. The original was an easy listening music radio station based in San Diego...
, playing oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
from the 1960s and 1970s. On January 3, 2002, the station became known as KOCL "Kool 95.7", until January 5, 2004, when Clear Channel moved the oldies format to 99.3 FM (which then changed on September 1, 2005 to a Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
oldies station, "La Preciosa" XHOCL-FM
XHOCL-FM
XHOCL-FM is a Mexico-based radio station, currently programmed by MVS Radio. From January 5, 2004 until August 31, 2005, the format was Oldies known as KOOL 99.3. At 6 a.m., September 1, 2005, the format flipped to Spanish language oldies known as La Preciosa...
). The country music format on 99.3 was moved here, and 95.7 FM became KUSS "US 95.7". The station now broadcasts in HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
. KUSS HD2, 95.7-2, airs classic country music. On March 20, 2008
2008 in radio
Several events occurred in radio in 2008.- Events :* January 2: WWFT finished Christmas music stunting, rolling out the red carpet for Adult contemporary music branded as "Warm."...
, the station was rebranded as "New Country 95.7".