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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
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| Frequency | 90.5MHz |
| Branding | SOS Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Faith Communications |
| History | |
First air date | July 18, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-07-18) (as KILA 95.5Henderson) August 8, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-08-08) (on 90.5 Las Vegas) |
Former call signs | KILA (1972–2005) |
Former frequencies | 95.5 MHz (1972–1985) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds of the Spirit |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | Federal Communications Commission |
| Facility ID | 20528 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 387 m (1,270 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°00′29″N115°00′23″W / 36.00806°N 115.00639°W /36.00806; -115.00639 |
| Translator | see list atSounds of the Spirit |
| Repeater | see list atSounds of the Spirit |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sosradio.net |
KSOS (90.5MHz) is anon-commercial, listener-supportedradio station inLas Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting aChristian contemporary musicformat. It is owned by Faith Communications with offices and studios on South 6th Street offEast Sahara Avenue.[2] In addition to music, the station also carries several nationalChristian talk and teaching programs:Focus on the Family,Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll andIn Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley.[3]
KSOS has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, the maximum for most FM stations. Thetransmitter is on Mountain Tower Road inHenderson, amid thetowers for other Las Vegas-area FM and TV stations.[4] KSOS is theflagship station for theSounds of the Spirit Radio network.[5] Programming issimulcast on a chain ofrebroadcasting stations andFM translators.
The stationsigned on the air on July 18, 1972 (1972-07-18).[6] The originalcall sign was KILA and the station broadcast on 95.5 FM. Itscity of license was Henderson. It has always had aChristian radio format. It was a non-commercial station but it broadcast on acommercial frequency.
KILA switched frequencies on August 8, 1985, going from the commercial section of the FM dial to the section reserved for non-commercial stations. At that point, it began broadcasting on 90.5 FM with Las Vegas as its city of license.[7] The programming became known as "Sounds of the Spirit Radio" with management adding a chain of rebroadcasting stations andFM translators around theWestern United States. Reflecting its Sounds of the Spirit Radio name, KILA switched its call letters to KSOS in 2005.
36°00′29″N115°00′22″W / 36.008°N 115.006°W /36.008; -115.006
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