KOAS (105.7 FM, Jammin' 105.7) is a

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broadcasting an

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format. Licensed to Dolan Springs, Arizona, United States, the station serves the Laughlin/Las Vegas/Dolan Springs area. The station is currently owned by

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, Inc. through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC. The station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while its transmitter is in Dolan Springs.

Translators

*KOAS operates an FM booster transmitter on 105.7 MHz in

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. The booster, known as KOAS-FM1, transmits with 2,500

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s of ERP. It provides the Las Vegas area with a stronger signal than the main transmitter located in Dolan Springs. *K288FS, a

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of KOAS, serves nearby

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with a two hundred fifty-watt signal on 105.5 MHz. K288FS is currently silent and has never been on the air.

History

The station was assigned the call sign KCRR on August 1, 1984. On November 20, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KFLG. On December 12, 2000, the station became KBYE.

Smooth jazz (2001-2009)

On August 8, 2001, KBYE flipped to

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as "The Oasis", with the station changing call letters to the current KOAS on the 14th.

Rhythmic adult contemporary (2009-2013)

On December 26, 2009, after airing

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for a month, KOAS dropped Smooth Jazz for

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, giving the market two stations in the format, the other being KPLV (which would shift to

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roughly four months later).

Rhythmic oldies (2013-2019)

On April 1, 2013, KOAS shifted their format to rhythmic oldies. In November 2013, the long time "Oasis" moniker (from the previous

format) was dropped in favor of "Old School 105.7".

Urban adult contemporary (2019-present)

On June 17, 2019, at Midnight, KOAS flipped to

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as ''Jammin 105.7''.

Gallery

File:The Stratosphere Las Vegas 2 Bay FM Antenna.jpg, Picture of KOAS-FM1 and KVGS-FM1 transmitting antenna atop The Stratosphere, March 2010. File:KOAS-FM1 Coverage.jpg, KOAS-FM1 coverage in comparison of the main KOAS(FM) transmitter.

References

External links

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{{Beasley Broadcast Group OAS Radio stations established in 1984 OAS Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States