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| Broadcast area | Oxnard–Ventura, California Santa Barbara, California Los Angeles, California |
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| Frequency | 104.7MHz |
| Branding | Old School 104.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic oldies |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KCAQ,KFYV,KHHT,KOSJ,KQAV,KQIE,KVEN,KVTA,KWIE,KXFM,KZLA | |
| History | |
First air date | September 27, 1958 (as KAAR) |
Former call signs | KAAR (1958–1964) KPMJ (1964–1978) KACY-FM (1978–1983) KCAQ (1983–2016) |
Call sign meaning | "Octopus" (former classic rock format on95.9 FM) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25092 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 18,000watts, 4,000 watts construction permit |
| HAAT | 252 meters (827 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | oldschool1047.com |
KOCP (104.7FM, "Old School 104.7") is a commercialradio station that is licensed toOxnard, California and broadcasts to theOxnard–Ventura,Los Angeles, andSanta Barbara areas. The station is owned byGold Coast Broadcasting and airs arhythmic oldiesmusic format. KOCP is partially simulcast on sister stationKQIE inRedlands, California, also at 104.7 FM.
KOCP was one of the first FM stations tosign on in theOxnard—Ventura, California radio market, having debuted on September 27, 1958 as KAAR.[2] In 1964, the station changed itscall letters to KPMJ and began airing soft rock with the branding"K-105".[3][4] In 1977, Channel Islands Broadcasting Corporation purchased KPMJ; the following year, the station adopted the call sign KACY-FM to match that of its sister station (nowKVEN) and instituted aneasy listening format.[2][5]
In November 1982, Channel Islands Broadcasting sold KACY-AM-FM to Sunbeam Radio Partnership for $2.59 million.[6] Sunbeam was a joint venture betweenSunbeam Television presidentEdmund Ansin, who ownedMiami'sNBC affiliateWCKT, and Harold A. Frank, vice president and general manager ofWINZ-AM-FM, also based in Miami. Upon the purchase, Frank became the new general manager for the Oxnard stations.[7]
KACY-FM changed its call letters to KCAQ on February 21, 1983.[8] The new station adopted the branding "Q105" and aired amainstream top 40 format. The original Q105 on-air staff included E. Curtis Johnson in mornings, Johnny Dolan in middays, and Brian Thomas in afternoons. Weeknights were hosted by Gwen Johnson and later Famous Amos who was popular with the teenage demographic; Jay Porter hosted late nights. Dolan was selected as KCAQ's firstprogram director; Thomas would replace him only months later.[9]
KCAQ was an immediate ratings success, climbing to number one with double-digit ratings in both theArbitron and Birch ratings reports. In the station's first full year as Q105, as measured by Arbitron, the station garnered ashare of 11.0 and captured most key demographic groups including teens, adults 18–34, and women 18–49.[10]
In October 1987, Sunbeam Radio Partnership sold KCAQ and its AM sister, then known as KTRO, to Greater Pacific Radio Exchange Ltd., a company owned by Frank, for $4.5 million. As Frank was also the minority partner in Sunbeam Radio at the time, the transaction gave him complete ownership of the station pair.[11] By 1988, KCAQ began evolving towards a "crossover" format (later known asrhythmic contemporary), a top-40 presentation emphasizing upbeat dance music, filling the void left by competitorKMYX when that station flipped formats tocountry music the following year.[12]
In mid-1996, Greater Pacific Radio Exchange sold KCAQ and KTRO toGold Coast Broadcasting for $3.65 million.[13] Under the direction of program director Dan Garite, brought over fromKOCP (then at 95.9 FM), KCAQ changed its branding to "Q104.7" and began tightening its rhythmic contemporary format. Garite programmed Q104.7 to compete directly with Los Angeles market stations includingKPWR (Power 106),[14] dropping mainstream pop in favor of moreR&B,hip hop,dance, and rhythmic pop selections. Garite's successful campaign to boost KCAQ's ratings in its home market also included hiring local on-air talent, particularly ofLatino heritage, and stressing the station's "805" roots.[15]
Two prominent on-air personalities brought on in 1996 as part of Garite's overhaul of KCAQ are Jaime "Rico" Rangel and Daniel "Mambo" Herrejon. Initially, the two Latino men fromFillmore andSanta Paula, California, respectively,[16] hostedThe Rico and Mambo Show weeknights; the station's Arbitron ratings share for that time slot nearly tripled within a year.[15] Soon, Rico and Mambo began hosting Q104.7's morning show, where they led the station to number one in the Oxnard—Ventura radio market.[17] In 2005, the duo left KCAQ to join rival rhythmic contemporary stationKVYB (103.3 The Vibe) where they hosted morning drive until June 13, 2008.[18] After being dismissed from KVYB in 2008, Rangel and Herrejon returned to KCAQ on October 5, 2009.[17]
From September 2010 to February 2015, KCAQ wassimulcast on sister stationKQIE in theRiverside–San Bernardino, California area. That station, like KCAQ, is on the 104.7 FM frequency and was branded as "Q104.7" but aired advertising and promotions targeted to the Inland Empire audience. KQIE later flipped torhythmic oldies.[19][20]
On July 1, 2016 at 7 a.m., KCAQ swapped frequencies with sister station KOCP, moving from 104.7 FM to95.9 FM. This move brought the KOCP call letters and rhythmic oldies format to 104.7 FM, now rebranded "Old School 104.7". It also marked the return of the format to the Los Angeles market for the first time sinceKHHT's flip tourban contemporary in February 2015 asKRRL.[21]
KOCP is partially simulcast in the Inland Empire on sister station KQIE, also at 104.7 FM. On October 6, 2017, KOCP began streaming online.
In theSan Gabriel Valley, low-power FM stationKQEV-LP inWalnut broadcasts on 104.7 FM. Its signal contour is squeezed in between those of KOCP and KQIE, causing a small gap in transmission between both stations.
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