KOSS (1380 AM, "NewsTalk 1380") is a commercial

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that is licensed to

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and serves the

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area. The station is owned by

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and broadcasts a

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format, featuring programming from ABC Radio, HLN, and Radio America.

History

The station signed on as KBVM in August 1956. KBVM changed its

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to KKZZ in September 1973, then to KOTE in 1983. On January 1, 1987, KOTE changed its call letters to KHJJ, adopting the branding "KHJ 1380" and a

format. In 2000, the station became KWJL (K-Jewel 1380) and featured an adult standards format. In 2004, KWJL flipped to

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as "Joyas 1380" (''joya'' is the Spanish word for "jewel"). In September 2007, KWJL and

KUTY Kuty ( ua, Кути translit. ''Kuty'', german: Kutten, pl, Kuty, yi, קיטעוו translit. ''Kitev'', ro, Cuturi) is an urban-type settlement in Ukraine, on the Cheremosh river, in the Kosiv Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It is one of the ...

swapped formats, and KWJL became "NewsTalk 1380". The call sign was changed to KOSS in January 2008. The KOSS call letters had previously belonged to another local station,

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(105.5 FM), under a previous format. KOSS was previously the radio home of

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minor league baseball, airing play-of-play coverage beginning in the team's 2010 season.

References

External links

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FCC History Cards for KOSS

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