KOCP (104.7
FM, "Old School 104.7") is a commercial
radio station
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that is licensed to
Oxnard, California
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and broadcasts to the
Oxnard
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–
Ventura,
Los Angeles
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, and
Santa Barbara areas. The station is owned by
Gold Coast Broadcasting
Point Broadcasting LLC is an American radio broadcasting company based in Ventura, California. The company is the owner of several radio groups in Southern California, doing business as Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC in the Oxnard—Ventura radio ma ...
and airs a
rhythmic oldies
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music format. KOCP is partially simulcast on sister station
KQIE
KQIE (104.7 FM, "Old School 104.7") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Redlands, California and serves the Inland Empire area. The station is owned by LC Media and airs a rhythmic oldies music format. KQIE's studios are located ...
in
Redlands, California
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, also at 104.7 FM.
History
Early years
KOCP was one of the first FM stations to
sign on
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in the
Oxnard
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—
Ventura, California
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radio market, having debuted on September 27, 1958 as KAAR.
In 1964, the station changed its
call letters
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to KPMJ and began airing soft rock with the branding . In 1977, Channel Islands Broadcasting Corporation purchased KPMJ; the following year, the station adopted the call sign KACY-FM to match that of its sister station (now
KVEN
KVEN (1520 AM, "La Voz 1520 AM & 96.3 FM") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Port Hueneme, California and serves the Ventura County area. The station is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting and broadcasts a Spanish-language news/tal ...
) and instituted an
easy listening
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format.
Q105 (1983–1996)
In November 1982, Channel Islands Broadcasting sold KACY-AM-FM to Sunbeam Radio Partnership for $2.59 million. Sunbeam was a joint venture between
Sunbeam Television
Sunbeam Television Corporation is a privately held broadcasting company based in Miami, Florida, that owns three television stations in the United States.
History
Sunbeam Television was formed on December 16, 1953, by Sidney Ansin, who inherite ...
president
Edmund Ansin
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, who owned
Miami
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's
NBC
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affiliate
WCKT
WCKT (107.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio station located in Lehigh Acres, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers, Florida area. WCKT airs a country music format branded as "Cat Country". WCKT originally signed on in 1976,airing a ...
, and Harold A. Frank, vice president and general manager of , also based in Miami. Upon the purchase, Frank became the new general manager for the Oxnard stations.
KACY-FM changed its call letters to KCAQ on February 21, 1983.
The new station adopted the branding "Q105" and aired a
mainstream top 40
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format. The original Q105 on-air staff included E. Curtis Johnson in mornings, Johnny Dolan in middays, and Brian Thomas in afternoons. Weeknights were hosted by Gwen Johnson and later Famous Amos who was popular with the teenage demographic; Jay Porter hosted late nights. Dolan was selected as KCAQ's first
program director; Thomas would replace him only months later.
KCAQ was an immediate ratings success, climbing to number one with double-digit ratings in both the
Arbitron
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and Birch ratings reports. In the station's first full year as Q105, as measured by Arbitron, the station garnered a
share of 11.0 and captured most key demographic groups including teens, adults 18–34, and women 18–49.
In October 1987, Sunbeam Radio Partnership sold KCAQ and its AM sister, then known as KTRO, to Greater Pacific Radio Exchange Ltd., a company owned by Frank, for $4.5 million. As Frank was also the minority partner in Sunbeam Radio at the time, the transaction gave him complete ownership of the station pair. By 1988, KCAQ began evolving towards a "crossover" format (later known as
rhythmic contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary never uses ...
), a top-40 presentation emphasizing upbeat dance music, filling the void left by competitor
KMYX
KMYX-FM (92.5 FM, ''La Campesina 92.5 FM'') is an American radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Arvin, California
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when that station flipped formats to
country music
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the following year.
Q104.7 (1996–2016)
In mid-1996, Greater Pacific Radio Exchange sold KCAQ and KTRO to
Gold Coast Broadcasting
Point Broadcasting LLC is an American radio broadcasting company based in Ventura, California. The company is the owner of several radio groups in Southern California, doing business as Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC in the Oxnard—Ventura radio ma ...
for $3.65 million. Under the direction of program director Dan Garite, brought over from
KOCP
KOCP (104.7 FM, "Old School 104.7") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Oxnard, California and broadcasts to the Oxnard– Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara areas. The station is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting and airs ...
(then at 95.9 FM), KCAQ changed its branding to "Q104.7" and began tightening its rhythmic contemporary format. Garite programmed Q104.7 to compete directly with Los Angeles market stations including
KPWR
KPWR (105.9 FM) – branded as ''Power 106'' – is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area. KPWR is owned and operated by Meruelo Group and airs a Rhythmic Hot AC format. KPWR's studio ...
(Power 106), dropping mainstream pop in favor of more
R&B,
hip hop,
dance
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, and rhythmic pop selections. Garite's successful campaign to boost KCAQ's ratings in its home market also included hiring local on-air talent, particularly of
Latino
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heritage, and stressing the station's "
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Events
By place
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" roots.
Two prominent on-air personalities brought on in 1996 as part of Garite's overhaul of KCAQ are Jaime "Rico" Rangel and Daniel "Mambo" Herrejon. Initially, the two Latino men from
Fillmore and
Santa Paula, California
Santa Paula (Spanish for " St. Paula") is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. Situated amid the orchards of the Santa Clara River Valley, the city advertises itself to tourists as the "Citrus Capital of the World". Santa Pau ...
, respectively,
hosted ''The Rico and Mambo Show'' weeknights; the station's Arbitron ratings share for that time slot nearly tripled within a year.
Soon, Rico and Mambo began hosting Q104.7's morning show, where they led the station to number one in the Oxnard—Ventura radio market.
In 2005, the duo left KCAQ to join rival rhythmic contemporary station
KVYB
KVYB (106.3 FM, "106-3 The Vibe") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Oak View, California, United States, and serves the Oxnard—Ventura, California area. Owned by Cumulus Media, the station airs a contemporary hit radio (CHR ...
(103.3 The Vibe) where they hosted morning drive until June 13, 2008.
After being dismissed from KVYB in 2008, Rangel and Herrejon returned to KCAQ on October 5, 2009.
From September 2010 to February 2015, KCAQ was
simulcast
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on sister station
KQIE
KQIE (104.7 FM, "Old School 104.7") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Redlands, California and serves the Inland Empire area. The station is owned by LC Media and airs a rhythmic oldies music format. KQIE's studios are located ...
in the
Riverside
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Canada
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–
San Bernardino, California
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area. That station, like KCAQ, is on the 104.7 FM frequency and was branded as "Q104.7" but aired advertising and promotions targeted to the Inland Empire audience. KQIE later flipped to
rhythmic oldies
Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic ...
.
Old School 104.7 (2016–present)
On July 1, 2016 at 7 a.m., KCAQ swapped frequencies with sister station KOCP, moving from 104.7 FM to
95.9 FM
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Argentina
* 95.9 Armstrong in Armstrong, Santa Fe
* Blue in Concordia, Entre Ríos
* Caldén in Las Lajas, Neuquén
* Capricornio in Ibarreta, Formosa
* Cielo in Paraná, E ...
. This move brought the KOCP call letters and rhythmic oldies format to 104.7 FM, now rebranded "Old School 104.7". It also marked the return of the format to the Los Angeles market for the first time since
KHHT's flip to
urban contemporary
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in February 2015 as
KRRL
KRRL (92.3 FM) – branded ''Real 92.3'' – is a commercial urban radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, serving much of the Greater Los Angeles area. Owned by iHeartMedia, KRRL serves as the flagship for ''Big Boy's Neighborhood'' ...
.
KOCP is partially simulcast in the Inland Empire on sister station KQIE, also at 104.7 FM. On October 6, 2017, KOCP began streaming online.
Transmission notes
In the
San Gabriel Valley
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, low-power FM station
KQEV-LP
KQEV-LP (104.7 MHz) is a low-power FM radio station licensed to Walnut, California. The station is owned by Chinese Sound of Oriental and West Heritage in Carson, California and airs a Chinese-language ethnic
An ethnic group or an ethnicity i ...
in
Walnut
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Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...
broadcasts on 104.7 FM. Its signal contour is squeezed in between those of KOCP and KQIE, causing a small gap in transmission between both stations.
References
External links
FCC History Cards for KOCP*
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Rhythmic oldies radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1958
1958 establishments in California