KOAD-LP

KOAD-LP

Hanford, California[1]
Broadcast area	Hanford, California Lemoore, California Kings County, California[2]
Frequency	92.5 FM MHz
Branding	"K-Fun 92-5"
Programming
Format	Classic rock[3][4]
Affiliations	Ultimate 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 ID	196317
Class	L1
Power	100 watts[6]
HAAT	24.4 meters (80 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates	36°19′36.4″N 119°38′46.0″W[1]
Links
Webcast	KOAD-LP Webstream
Website	KOAD-LP Online

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]

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 sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
K272GD	102.3 FM MHz FM	Fresno, California	144742	75 watts	96 m (315 ft)	D	36°47′55.8″N 119°47′27.5″W	LMS

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.

External links

• K-Fun 92-5 Online