KBSO(94.7FM,"Retro 94.7" ) is aradio stationbroadcasting aclassic hitsformat[2]and licensed toCorpus Christi, Texas,United States. The station is currently owned by Reina Broadcasting Inc.[3]

KBSO
Broadcast areaCorpus Christi, Texas
Frequency94.7MHz
BrandingRetro 94.7
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerReina Broadcasting Inc.
History
First air date
1993
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID55679
ClassC3
ERP25,000watts
HAAT87 meters (285 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
27°49′50″N97°32′34″W/ 27.83056°N 97.54278°W/27.83056; -97.54278
Translator(s)105.9K290CK (Ingleside)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteretro947.net

History

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TheFederal Communications Commissionissued aconstruction permitfor the station on February 12, 1991.[4]The station was assigned the KBSOcall signon March 1, 1991,[5]and received itslicense to coveron January 25, 1993.[6]

On June 1, 2013, KBSO, rebranded as "My 94.7".[7]

On January 16, 2015, KBSO rebranded as "94.7 The Rig".[8]

On May 3, 2015, KBSO adoptedKYRK's old format as "94.7 The Shark".

On July 2, 2015, KBSO changed its format to a simulcast of Texas Country-formattedKCCT1150 AM.[9]In 2017, the KCCT simulcast broke, with KCCT flipping to '80s music and KBSO remaining with Texas music.

On January 2, 2024, the station once again assumed the old format of KCCT, flipping to classic hits as "Retro 94.7".[10]

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References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KBSO".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Summer 2009.RetrievedJuly 3,2009.
  3. ^"KBSO Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedJuly 3,2009.
  4. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 3,2009.
  5. ^"Call Sign History".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 3,2009.
  6. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 3,2009.
  7. ^Country Drama Takes Down Badlands in Corpus Christi
  8. ^Rig Drills Into Corpus Christi
  9. ^Corpus Christi's Shark Sunk
  10. ^Retro Moves, Retro Tejano Launches in Corpus Christi
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