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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 94.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | B95 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic contemporary |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1965; 60 years ago (1965-09-01) (as KGEN-FM) |
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Call sign meaning | The station featured theBoss Radio format in the 1960s and 1970s |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9748 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 16,500 watts |
| HAAT | 263 meters (863 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | b95forlife |
KBOS-FM (94.9MHz, "B95") is acommercial radio stationlicensed toTulare and broadcasting toFresno,Visalia and theCentral Valley of California. It airs anurban-leaning rhythmic contemporaryformat and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are on East Shaw Avenue in North Fresno.
KBOS-FM is aClass B FM station with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 16,500 watts. Thetransmittertower is off Pierce Valley Drive atop Eshom Point inHanford.[2]
The stationsigned on the air on September 15, 1965; 60 years ago (1965-09-15).[3] Its originalcall sign was KGEN-FM,sister station toKGEN (1370 AM). KGEN and KGEN-FMsimulcast afull service format ofmiddle of the road (MOR) andcountry music with local news and sports. KGEN was adaytimer station, so KGEN-FM could continue airing the stations' programming after sunset when the AM station had to go off the air.
KGEN-FM changed its call letters to KBOS on July 24, 1967. It began broadcasting aTop 40 format, known as "Boss Radio".The station's first transmitter location was in Tulare, where it was powered at 5,300 watts on a short antenna. It could only be heard in Tulare and adjacent communities. In the 1970s, it moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains along withKJUG-FM 106.7. FM 94.9 had aneffective radiated power (ERP) around 1,500 watts with aheight above average terrain (HAAT) of 2,650 feet (810 m).
KBOS remained a Top 40 station until the 1980s when it began adding more rhythmic hits and deleting pop-leaning titles. Since then, the station has enjoyed dominant ratings. The station’s transmitter site moved again, this time to Eshom Point. That gave it better coverage in the Fresnoradio market, boosting its economic potential. It increased its ERP to its current 16,500 watts. KBOS added the "-FM"suffix, modifying its call sign to KBOS-FM, on February 1, 1992.[4]
KBOS-FM was acquired by Capstar in 2000.[5] (Capstar was a forerunner to current owner iHeartMedia.) KBOS-FM is one of two Rhythmic Top 40 stations coveringFresno,Kings,Madera, andTulare Counties. The other isKSEQ, licensed to Visalia and owned byLotus Communications.
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