KSOS

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KSOS
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Broadcast area Las Vegas Valley
Frequency 90.5 MHz
BrandingSOS Radio
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerFaith Communications
History
First air date
July 18, 1972;53 years ago (1972-07-18) (as KILA 95.5 Henderson)
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 100,000 watts
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 at Sounds of the Spirit
Repeater see list at Sounds of the Spirit
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website sosradio.net

KSOS (90.5 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting a Christian contemporary music format. It is owned by Faith Communications with offices and studios on South 6th Street off East Sahara Avenue. [2] In addition to music, the station also carries several national Christian talk and teaching programs: Focus on the Family, Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll and In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley. [3]

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KSOS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is on Mountain Tower Road in Henderson, amid the towers for other Las Vegas-area FM and TV stations. [4] KSOS is the flagship station for the Sounds of the Spirit Radio network. [5] Programming is simulcast on a chain of rebroadcasting stations and FM translators.

History

The station signed on the air on July 18, 1972. [6] The original call sign was KILA and the station broadcast on 95.5 FM. Its city of license was Henderson. It has always had a Christian radio format. It was a non-commercial station but it broadcast on a commercial 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 and FM translators around the Western United States. Reflecting its Sounds of the Spirit Radio name, KILA switched its call letters to KSOS in 2005.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSOS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ SOSradio.net/about-sos-radio
  3. ↑ SOSradio.net/on-air/schedule
  4. ↑ FCCdata.org/KSOS
  5. ↑ "About SOS Radio". SOS Radio. Faith Communications. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 page C-136. Retreived Nov. 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-195. Retrieved Nov. 22, 2025.

36°00′29″N115°00′22″W / 36.008°N 115.006°W / 36.008; -115.006


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