KOAD-LP

KOAD-LP was a classic rock formatted broadcast radio station.[4] The station was licensed to Hanford, California and serving Hanford, Lemoore, and Kings County in California.[1][2] KOAD-LP was owned by Denise M. White and operated under the Hanford Youth Services, Inc.[1]

KOAD-LP
Broadcast areaHanford, California
Lemoore, California
Kings County, California[2]
Frequency92.5 FM MHz
Branding"K-Fun 92-5"
Programming
FormatClassic rock[3][4]
AffiliationsUltimate Classic Rock (Townsquare Media)
Ownership
Owner
  • Denise M. White[1]
  • (Hanford Youth Services, Inc.[1])
History
First air date
February 9, 2015[3]
Former call signs
KOAD-LP (2014-2020
DKOAD-LP (2020-2021)[5]
Technical information
Facility ID196317
ClassL1
Power100 watts[6]
HAAT24.4 meters (80 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates
36°19′36.4″N 119°38′46.0″W[1]
Links
WebcastKOAD-LP Webstream
WebsiteKOAD-LP Online

History

Denise M. White and Hanford Youth Services, Inc. applied for the construction permit to begin the process of building what would become KOAD on November 12, 2013.[7] The station received a License to Cover, allowing it to begin broadcasting, from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 13, 2014.[8]

KOAD-LP signed-on for the first time on February 9, 2015 with a classic rock format.[3] This would bring English-language radio back to Kings County after 20 years.[3] After signing on, local entertainment promotion personality Joey Perez was hired by KOAD-LP for their morning show.[9] By 2016, plans were in place to regionally syndicate the morning show.[9] Other programming included a live, weekly sports show from a Buffalo Wild Wings location in Hanford.[10]

The station made regional headlines in 2018 when a photo, taken by morning show host Joey Perez, of Tom Cruise shooting scenes for Top Gun: Maverick at nearby Naval Air Station Lemoore.[11] Hanford Youth Services received the donation of KNBI in Monterey, California, and per FCC rules, had to request the cancellation of KOAD-LP's license on December 3, 2020. KOAD-LP ceased broadcast operations, but continued to operate over internet radio until April 2022, when the stream was flipped to KMBY Monterey. [12]

Translator

In addition to KOAD-LP's primary frequency, the station's programming was simulcast on the following translator station to widen KOAD-LP's broadcast area.[13][14]

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
K272GD 102.3 FM MHz FMFresno, California14474275 watts96 m (315 ft)D36°47′55.8″N 119°47′27.5″WLMS

References
  1. "KOAD-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. "Facility Technical Data - Contour Map". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. Nidever, Seth (February 7, 2015). "English-language radio returns to Hanford". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California: Scripps League Newspapers. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - KOAD-LP". REC Networks. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  7. "Amendment to a Low Power FM Station Construction Permit Application". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 12, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  8. "License to Cover for Low Power FM Station Construction Permit Application". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 13, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  9. Marquez, Damian (March 12, 2016). "Hanford's Perez looks to take local radio show to larger markets". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California: Scripps League Newspapers. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  10. "Front Row Sports". Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  11. Anteola, Bryant-Jon (September 19, 2018). "Tom Cruise makes appearance in Lemoore, shooting scenes for 'Top Gun' sequel on base". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California: The McClatchy Company. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  12. "Cancellation Application". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. December 3, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  13. "K272GD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  14. "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - K272GD-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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