KWCO-FM

KWCO-HD
City of license Chickasha, Oklahoma
Branding KOOL 105.5 fm
Slogan Classic Hits!
Frequency 105.5 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s) 106.1 K291BR (Chickasha, relays HD2)
First air date 1947 at 1560 AM
1966 at 105.5 FM
Format Classic Hits
HD2: Country "106.1 The Ranch"
ERP 3,300 watts
HAAT 135 meters (443 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 6750
Transmitter coordinates 35°0′38.00″N 97°55′54.00″W / 35.0105556°N 97.9316667°WCoordinates: 35°0′38.00″N 97°55′54.00″W / 35.0105556°N 97.9316667°W
Affiliations Radio Oklahoma Network
Owner Mollman Communications, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website kool1055fm.com
1061theranch.com (HD2)

KWCO-FM (105.5 FM, "KOOL 105.5 fm") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format.[1] Licensed to Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA, the station is currently owned by Mollman Communications, Inc. Most of KWCO-FM's programming is live and local Monday–Friday 6 AM – 6 PM, and during local sports broadcast coverage. KWCO offers a local swap-shop program Mon-Fri at 9AM and 8:30AM on Saturday.

History

The call letters KWCO can be traced back to the original AM 1560 KWCO radio from the 1940s. In the 20s, KOCW was owned by the Oklahoma College for Women (on 1190 then). Due to costs necessary to upgrade the station to newer technical standards set forth by the Federal Radio Commission at the time (in the 1930s), the original KOCW was sold to Griffin. To the surprise of the college, the station was then moved promptly to the Tulsa market, leaving Chickasha without their radio station. So in the 40s when a new station came online, KWCO was picked as the call sign. It was as close to the original call as was available at the time. They simply inverted KOCW to form KWCO. In the mid-40s the transmitter site was located at Hi 81 and Grand. (present home of Braum's) The Studio was located in the Briscoe Building at about 470 W. Chickasha. Later, in the 60s, the studio was moved out to the tower on Grand and 81. Later, in the 70s, the studio and transmitter site was moved to 500 W. Country Club Rd. KWCO 1560 AM of Chickasha in the 2000s was moved out of Chickasha by Tyler to "Del City" (towers on 15th and I-35) leaving Chickasha without their AM again. KWCO's FM station at 105.5 was left in the market with the legacy of KWCO as KWCO-FM due to co-ownership for a period of time. The current KWCO-FM broadcasts from a former gas station from the 20s in downtown Chickasha at 7th and Chickasha as Chickasha's only commercially licensed radio station. Some of the former calls for KWCO-FM were KTUZ and also KXXK. The original call sign for 105.5 was KNDR, established by Ben DeKinder (a former employee of KWCO (AM) in 1966.[2] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30262015

KOOL 105.5 has been in the Classic Hits format since 2002, longer than any other station in the state. It was one of the first to adopt this format in the US.

In the spring of 2013 KWCO-FM began broadcasting in IBOC (HD Radio). 105.5HD2 is 106.1 The Ranch www.1061TheRanch.com, playing a mix of new and old country, and can also be heard on translator K291BR at 106.1 FM. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=157206

Office location

KWCO-FM's office location is 627 W Chickasha Dr in Chickasha. The phone number is 405-224-1560. The studio line is 405-224-9105.

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  2. ↑ "KWCO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-03.

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