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Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
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| Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
| Branding | SOS Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Network | Sounds of the Spirit |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Faith Communications |
| History | |
First air date | July 18, 1972 (1972-07-18) |
Former call signs | KILA (1972–2005) |
Former frequencies | 95.5 MHz (1972–1985) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds of the Spirit |
| Technical information1 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 20528 | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 387 meters (1,270 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°00′29″N 115°00′23″W / 36.00806°N 115.00639°W / 36.00806; -115.00639 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | sosradio.net |
KSOS (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, serving the Las Vegas Valley. It broadcasts a Christian contemporary music format branded "SOS Radio" and is the flagship station for the Sounds of the Spirit Radio network.2 Owned by Faith Communications, KSOS's studios are on South 6th Street off East Sahara Avenue.34
The transmitter is on Mountain Tower Road in Henderson.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
References
- "Facility Technical Data for KSOS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "About SOS Radio". SOS Radio. Faith Communications. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- SOSradio.net/about-sos-radio
- SOSradio.net/on-air/schedule
- FCCdata.org/KSOS
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 page C-136. Retrieved Nov. 22, 2025.
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-195. Retrieved Nov. 22, 2025.
External links
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 20528 (KSOS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSOS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
36°00′29″N 115°00′22″W / 36.008°N 115.006°W / 36.008; -115.006
