KVOO-FM
| Broadcast area | Tulsa metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
| Branding | 98.5 The Bull |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| KHTT, KBEZ, KXBL-FM, KFAQ, KOTV-DT, KQCW-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | November 16, 1973 (as KBJH) |
Former call signs | KBJH (1973-1976) KCFO-FM (1976-1987) KUSO (1987-1988) |
Call sign meaning | K Voice Of Oklahoma |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68330 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 99,000 watts |
| HAAT | 374 meters (1227 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°11′26″N 96°05′50″W / 36.19056°N 96.09722°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thebulltulsa.com |
KVOO-FM (98.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Griffin Communications and it airs a country music radio format. The station picked up the heritage call sign and country format in 1988. It shared the call letters with an AM sister station that had long been known for country music in Tulsa, until the AM outlet changed to a news/talk format as KFAQ in 2002. KVOO's studios are located in Downtown Tulsa and the transmitter is in the Osage Reservation north of Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
KVOO-FM is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format.[1][2]
History
The station first signed on the air on November 16, 1973.[3] Its call letters were KBJH, and it aired a Christian radio format. The station was started by evangelist Billy James Hargis and his initials were part of the call sign. The station's license was held by the American Christian College, founded by Hargis.
In 1976, the call letters were changed to KCFO. The station called itself "Love 98 FM" and it played Contemporary Christian music.
Journal Communications (KVOO-FM's former owner) and The E.W. Scripps Company (owner of Tulsa's NBC network affiliate KJRH-TV) announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name. The new firm would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KVOO-FM.[4]
On June 26, 2018, parent company E.W. Scripps announced that it would sell KVOO, along with its sister stations, KBEZ, KFAQ, KHTT, and KXBL, to Griffin Communications.[5] Griffin began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement on July 30, and completed the purchase October 1; the company already owned CBS affiliate KOTV-DT and CW affiliate KQCW-DT.[6]
On December 7, 2020, at Noon, KVOO-FM rebranded as "98.5 The Bull".[7]
Previous logo
References
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=68330
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Tulsa
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 pg. C-170
- ^ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Scripps Sells Tulsa Cluster To Griffin Communications - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- ^ "Scripps Closes First Of Four Radio Spinoff Deals". Inside Radio. October 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ KVOO Tulsa Relaunches As 98.5 The Bull Radioinsight - December 7, 2020
External links
- 98.5 The Bull Website
- Journal Broadcast Group
- Facility details for Facility ID KVOO ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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