KBSO

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KBSO
Broadcast area Corpus Christi, Texas
Frequency 94.7 MHz
BrandingRetro 94.7
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
OwnerReina Broadcasting Inc.
History
First air date
1993
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 55679
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 87 meters (285 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
27°49′50″N97°32′34″W / 27.83056°N 97.54278°W / 27.83056; -97.54278
Translator(s) 105.9 K290CK (Ingleside)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website retro947.net

KBSO (94.7 FM, "Retro 94.7") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format [2] and licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. The station is currently owned by Reina Broadcasting Inc. [3]

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History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on February 12, 1991. [4] The station was assigned the KBSO call sign on March 1, 1991, [5] and received its license to cover on January 25, 1993. [6]

On June 1, 2013, KBSO, rebranded as "My 94.7". [7]

On January 16, 2015, KBSO rebranded as "94.7 The Rig". [8]

On May 3, 2015, KBSO adopted KYRK's old format as "94.7 The Shark".

On July 2, 2015, KBSO changed its format to a simulcast of Texas Country-formatted KCCT 1150 AM. [9] In 2017, the KCCT simulcast broke, with KCCT flipping to '80s music and KBSO remaining with Texas music.

On January 2, 2024, the station once again assumed the old format of KCCT, flipping to classic hits as "Retro 94.7". [10]

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References

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  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  3. "KBSO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  4. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  5. "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  6. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
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