KOSY (AM)

KOSY

Texarkana, Arkansas
Broadcast area	Texarkana
Frequency	790 kHz
Programming
Format	Gospel
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Texarkana License, LLC)
Sister stations	KKYR, KMJI, KPWW, KYGL
Technical information
Facility ID	7072
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts day 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	33°22′30.00″N 94°1′0.00″W
Links
Website	http://www.kosy790.com/

KOSY (790 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Texarkana, Arkansas, USA, it serves the Texarkana area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.

The radio station was originally founded in 1951 by W. Decker Smith, MD, as an investment. It was affiliated with the CBS Radio Network. His son, James K. Smith, ran the station for many years as the general manager. The studios were established in the same building at 119 E. 6th as the Smith Clinic medical practice. Well into the 1980s, until the building was destroyed by a fire, remnants of the old medical practice remained on the upper floors including X-ray equipment and examination tables (the broadcasting studios were on the lower floors). In 1989, the younger Smith, who had suffered a heart attack and was approaching retirement, sold the station to corporate interests.

External links

• KOSY AM 790 official website
• KOSY in the FCC AM station database
• KOSY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database