KOLA
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| City of license | San Bernardino, California |
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| Broadcast area | Riverside-San Bernardino, California |
| Branding | KOLA 99.9 |
| Slogan | All Classics All the Time |
| Frequency | 99.9 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1968 |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 29,500 watts |
| HAAT | 507 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 55240 |
| Owner | Anaheim Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kolafm.com |
KOLA is a commercial classic hits music radio station in San Bernardino, California, broadcasting to the Riverside-San Bernardino, California, area on 99.9 FM.
KOLA originally signed on in 1959 as KFMW, with transmitter located on Box Springs Mountain southeast of Riverside, and "studios" in the Mission Inn in downtown Riverside. KFMW used an early Ampex automation system that was famous for ending one musical offering in the middle while starting another. Fred Coté bought the station sometime in 1968, and changed the call to KOLA and switched from KFMW's MOR/beatiful music format to an early Top 40 rock format, then something new in FM. Its format hasn't changed much since those days. The only news of note about KOLA happened back around 1970, when its Harris transmitter was stolen by some local kids as a prank. KOLA's always-marginal signal was even worse for a number of days while on a rented temporary transmitter that was maybe capable of 5KW. The original transmitter was recovered by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and was returned to service. KOLA continues to broadcast from the same tower at the same 29,500 watts on its original license from 1959 as KFMW.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KOLA
- Radio-Locator information on KOLA
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KOLA
- List of "grandfathered" FM radio stations in the U.S.
- VicSlick.com
- Lee Chambers Homepage
- Di Rice profile at AirTalents.com
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KOLA was founded by Fred Cote, first owner and general manager.
