KSOS

KSOS
Las Vegas, Nevada; United States;
Broadcast area	Las Vegas Valley
Frequency	90.5 MHz
Branding	SOS Radio
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian
Network	Sounds of the Spirit
Ownership
Owner	Faith Communications
History
First air date	July 18, 1972
Former call signs	KILA (1972–2005)
Former frequencies	95.5 MHz (1972–1985)
Call sign meaning	Sounds of the Spirit
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20528
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	387 meters (1,270 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°00′29″N 115°00′23″W / 36.00806°N 115.00639°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	sosradio.net

KSOS (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, serving the Las Vegas Valley. It broadcasts a Christian contemporary music format branded "SOS Radio" and is the flagship station for the Sounds of the Spirit Radio network.^[2] Owned by Faith Communications, KSOS's studios are on South 6th Street off East Sahara Avenue.^[3]^[4]

The transmitter is on Mountain Tower Road in Henderson.^[5] Programming is simulcast on a chain of rebroadcasting stations and FM translators.

History

The station signed on the air on July 18, 1972.^[6] The original call sign was KILA and the station broadcast on 95.5 FM. Its city of license was Henderson. It has always had a Christian radio format. It was a non-commercial station but it broadcast on a commercial frequency.

KILA switched frequencies on August 8, 1985, going from the commercial section of the FM dial to the section reserved for non-commercial stations. At that point, it began broadcasting on 90.5 FM with Las Vegas as its city of license.^[7] The programming became known as "Sounds of the Spirit Radio" with management adding a chain of rebroadcasting stations and FM translators around the Western United States. Reflecting its Sounds of the Spirit Radio name, KILA switched its call letters to KSOS in 2005.