| Broadcast area | Modesto metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 92.9 The Big Dog |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KFIV, KJSN, KMRQ, KWSX | |
| History | |
First air date | June 8, 1966 |
Former call signs | KHOM (1961–1966)[1] |
Former frequencies | 93.1 MHz (1962–2009)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Mount OSO Spanish for Bear |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35426 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°36′24.20″N 121°2′37.20″W / 37.6067222°N 121.0436667°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 929thebigdog.iheart.com |
KOSO (92.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Patterson, California, and serving the Modesto metropolitan area. The station carries a country radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios and offices are in Modesto. On weekdays, KOSO, known as "The Big Dog," carries the nationally syndicated Bobby Bones Show in morning drive time and CMT Nights with Cody Alan overnight.
KOSO has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts and is a Class A station. The transmitter is off West Hatch Road in Riverdale Park, California, near the Tuolumne River.[3] (The tower was originally near Mount Oso, from which it got its call sign KOSO.) KOSO broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD2 subchannel carried a top 40 format known as "M Style Radio", (in partnership with American department store chain Macy's, and primarily competed with Cumulus' KHOP, as well as running under the iHeartRadio brand for a time) but that programming has since been discontinued with the HD2 subchannel being turned off.