KOSS

For the FM radio station formerly known as KOSS, see KVVS.

KOSS

City of license	Lancaster, California
Broadcast area	Antelope Valley
Branding	NewsTalk 1380
Frequency	1380 kHz
First air date	April 1, 1962
Format	News/Talk
Power	1,000 watts (day) 20 watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	19702
Transmitter coordinates
Former callsigns	KBVM (prior to 1973) KKZZ (1973) KOTE (1983) KHJJ (1987) KWJL (2000)
Affiliations	ABC Radio Radio America
Owner	High Desert Broadcasting LLC
Sister stations	KCEL, KGMX, KQAV, KKZQ, KMVE, KUTY
Website	http://www.newstalk1380.com

KOSS (1380 AM, "NewsTalk 1380") is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Lancaster, California, USA, it broadcasts from Palmdale and serves the Antelope Valley area. It came on air in August, 1956. The station is currently owned by High Desert Broadcasting LLC and features programming from ABC Radio, HLN and Radio America.

Chasing the Why is one of the station's better known shows; a weekly call-in social issues program, hosted by Andrew Pari, L.C.S.W., where he covered a wide range of topics focused towards the Antelope Valley and larger Los Angeles audience.

History

KOSS signed on as KBVM. The callsign was changed to KKZZ in 1973. The callsign was changed to KOTE in 1983.

In 1987, 1380 became KHJ 1380 with the call letters KHJJ, with a News/Talk format.

In 2000, the station became K-Jewel 1380 with an Adult standards format with the call letters KWJL.

In 2004, KWJL flipped to Spanish Oldies as Joyas 1380 (Spanish for "Jewels").

In September 2007, KWJL and KUTY swapped formats, and KWJL became NewsTalk 1380. The call sign was changed to KOSS in January 2008. The call letters had previously belonged to another local station KVVS 105.5 under a previous format.

External links

• FCC History Cards for KOSS
• KOSS-NewsTalk 1380
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KOSS
• Radio-Locator Information on KOSS
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KOSS