KOAI
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Branding | 95.1 & 94.9 The Wow Factor |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies/Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KKFR, KMVA, KZON | |
History | |
First air date | 1996 (as KFMR) |
Former call signs | KFMR (1996–2005) KVIB (2005–2014) |
Call sign meaning | K OAsIs (former station branding) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 16770 |
Class | C |
ERP | 41,000 watts |
HAAT | 849 meters (2785 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°14′5.00″N 112°22′2.00″W / 34.2347222°N 112.3672222°W |
Translator(s) | 94.9 K235CB (Chandler, relays KZON-HD2) |
Repeater(s) | 103.9 KZON-HD2 (Gilbert) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live (may be restricted) |
Website | 951thewowfactor.com |
KOAI (95.1
KOAI has an
History
95.1 went on the air in 1996, licensed to Winslow, broadcasting from Mingus Mountain and covering areas of Northern Arizona. It was owned by Ted Tucker's Desert West Air Ranchers Corporation. Tucker moved the station in 2000 to the Crown King site (along with a change of city of license to Mayer, later changed again to Sun City West). It was sold in 2004 to Sun City Communications for $18.7 million.[1] The new ownership flipped KFMR from a simulcast of Tucker's KCDX to the Hispanic rhythmic ("hurban") format as KVIB "The Vibe". As The Vibe, KVIB played a youth-oriented radio format playing both Spanish-language and English-language pop. The station's mix of music targeted the Valley's burgeoning young Latino population, particularly long-time residents who can speak English but prefer Spanish.
On January 23, 2014, KVIB changed its format to
On August 13, 2014, at noon, 95.1 flipped to
On April 9, 2015, 95.1 gained an FM translator, K235CB 94.9 on South Mountain, (licensed to Chandler), and also began simulcasting on the HD2 digital subchannel of KEXX.
In May 2015, KOAI adjusted its playlist to include more up-tempo selections from the 1990s through the present time, while still retaining a gold/soft AC-lean.
On June 5, 2015, while it was still a soft AC station, KOAI picked up
On September 30, 2019, at 5PM, after playing "
References
- ^ Nett, Walt (2005). "Media Watch: Another Radio Player?". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ KVIB Phoenix Shifts to Spanish AC
- ^ The Oasis Launches in Phoenix
- ^ KVIB Becomes The Oasis
- ^ The Wow Factor Debuts in Phoenix Radioinsight – September 30, 2019
- ^ First Listen: KOAI (The Wow Factor) Phoenix Radioinsight – October 2, 2019
External links
- The Wow Factor website
- KOAI in the FCC FM station database
- KOAI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K235CB in the FCC FM station database
- K235CB at FCCdata.org