WKOS
Encyclopedia
WKOS branded as "Channel 104.9", is a radio station
serving the Tri-Cities, Tennessee
, area with Top 40 (CHR)
music. This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media
.
In the early 1980s...WGAT-FM became WZXY, an AOR station with the nickname "Y-105". A commercial for WZXY ("Y-105") from 1982 can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOQsrxgXxOA. Sometime in the mid to late 1980s...WZXY changed formats from AOR to Top 40. One of the commcercials for WZXY, as a Top 40 station, can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MiST5S_Oo. Through much of the 1990s and a large part of the 2000s the format was oldies
("Good Times Great Oldies") and then adult hits
. The station was called "The Peak" when it changed to hot adult contemporary.
to WKOS. This marked the first time the team was heard on FM radio. This has since been moved to AM 640 WXSM, a sister 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...
serving the Tri-Cities, Tennessee
Tri-Cities, Tennessee
In Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia...
, area with Top 40 (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...
music. This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.
History
This station was WGAT-FM Mar. 13, 1979, WZXY on Oct. 14, 1981, and changed to its current letters on July 1, 1991.In the early 1980s...WGAT-FM became WZXY, an AOR station with the nickname "Y-105". A commercial for WZXY ("Y-105") from 1982 can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOQsrxgXxOA. Sometime in the mid to late 1980s...WZXY changed formats from AOR to Top 40. One of the commcercials for WZXY, as a Top 40 station, can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MiST5S_Oo. Through much of the 1990s and a large part of the 2000s the format was 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....
("Good Times Great Oldies") and then 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...
. The station was called "The Peak" when it changed to hot adult contemporary.
Sports coverage
In 2007, the East Tennessee State University men's basketball Team moved its games from WJCWWJCW
WJCW is an AM radio station broadcasting in the Tri-Cities, Tennessee area under a News/Talk format. It broadcasts on AM frequency 910 kHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. The station is licensed to Johnson City, and shares a studio with Cumulus' other Tri-Cities stations in Gray,...
to WKOS. This marked the first time the team was heard on FM radio. This has since been moved to AM 640 WXSM, a sister station.