KVGS
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KVGS is a commercial radio station
located in Meadview, Arizona
, broadcasting to the Las Vegas metropolitan area
on 107.9 FM
. KVGS airs an adult hits
format branded as 107.9 BOB FM, airing a jockless mix of 70s, 80s, and 90s pop and rock hits.
to help fill in the signal in metro Las Vegas. The station has been broadcasting since October 2005 as AREA 108 and in October 2007 re-branded as AREA 107.9. In September 2009 it re-branded again as 107.9 THE ALTERNATIVE.
Before the current format, 107.9 was V-108, launched in 2002 at first as a Rhythmic Top 40 formatted station. Months later, it shifted to an Urban Adult Contemporary
format which lasted for three years, then started its journey as an alternative-based radio station (with a slight lean towards adult album alternative
) AREA 108, this was later tweaked to a more Alternative Rock
format known as "The Alternative".
Radio stations KOAS(FM)105.7 and KVGS(FM)107.9 have on-channel FM boosters broadcasting from an antenna at the top of The Stratosphere. Licensed as KOAS-FM1 and KVGS-FM1, they are the only radio stations with transmitters at the tower. However, the signals being transmitted from this structure are relatively low-power and only cover the immediate Las Vegas area on a "fill in" or "booster" basis. Both of these stations have their main transmitter sites located elsewhere, and those transmitter sites are what give these stations more wide spread, regional coverage.
For a majority of the station's tenture, it had been owned by Riviera Broadcast Group
before most recently changing hands to Beasley Broadcast Group
.
, KVGS ended it's Alternative Format and flipped to Adult Hits
as 107.9 Bob-FM. This returns the Adult Hits format to Las Vegas since KKJJ 100.5 flipped from Jack FM
to a simulcast of KXNT as KXNT-FM. The last song was Make It Stop (September's Children)
by Rise Against
under their alternative rock
format.
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 Meadview, Arizona
Meadview, Arizona
Meadview is an unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located near Lake Mead. Despite its name, the townsite does not overlook the lake; a ridge to the west of town separates it from the lake. It has roughly 1500 residents...
, broadcasting to the Las Vegas metropolitan area
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
on 107.9 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. KVGS airs an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format branded as 107.9 BOB FM, airing a jockless mix of 70s, 80s, and 90s pop and rock hits.
History
The station is licensed to Meadview, Arizona with its transmitter just outside Dolan Springs, Arizona. The station has a full-power class C transmitter, and a 2,500 watt booster on The Stratosphere Casino in Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
to help fill in the signal in metro Las Vegas. The station has been broadcasting since October 2005 as AREA 108 and in October 2007 re-branded as AREA 107.9. In September 2009 it re-branded again as 107.9 THE ALTERNATIVE.
Before the current format, 107.9 was V-108, launched in 2002 at first as a Rhythmic Top 40 formatted station. Months later, it shifted to an Urban Adult Contemporary
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 which lasted for three years, then started its journey as an alternative-based radio station (with a slight lean towards adult album alternative
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....
) AREA 108, this was later tweaked to a more Alternative Rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
format known as "The Alternative".
Radio stations KOAS(FM)105.7 and KVGS(FM)107.9 have on-channel FM boosters broadcasting from an antenna at the top of The Stratosphere. Licensed as KOAS-FM1 and KVGS-FM1, they are the only radio stations with transmitters at the tower. However, the signals being transmitted from this structure are relatively low-power and only cover the immediate Las Vegas area on a "fill in" or "booster" basis. Both of these stations have their main transmitter sites located elsewhere, and those transmitter sites are what give these stations more wide spread, regional coverage.
For a majority of the station's tenture, it had been owned by Riviera Broadcast Group
Riviera Broadcast Group
Riviera Broadcast Group is an owner and operator of four radio stations in the Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, Arizona markets. The company was founded in January 2005 by Tim Pohlman, a former executive with CBS Radio, and partner Chris Maguire, who serves as the company's chief financial officer...
before most recently changing hands to Beasley Broadcast Group
Beasley Broadcast Group
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. , based in Naples, Florida, is an owner/operator of radio stations in the United States. As of January 2011, the company owned 17 AM stations and 28 FM stations. -History:...
.
107.9 Bob FM
On October 20th, 20112011 in radio
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, KVGS ended it's Alternative Format and flipped to Adult Hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
as 107.9 Bob-FM. This returns the Adult Hits format to Las Vegas since KKJJ 100.5 flipped from Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
to a simulcast of KXNT as KXNT-FM. The last song was Make It Stop (September's Children)
Make It Stop (September's Children)
"Make It Stop " is the second single from punk rock band Rise Against's sixth studio album, Endgame. The single was released digitally to digital stores on May 30, 2011. The single's peak at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs charts and number thirteen on U.S. Billboard Rock...
by Rise Against
Rise Against
Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it...
under their alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
format.