KVOO-FM

KVOO-FM
Broadcast areaTulsa metropolitan area
Frequency98.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding98.5 The Bull
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
KRQV, KHTT, KOTV, KXBL, KOTV-DT, KQCW-DT
History
First air date
November 16, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-11-16) (as KBJH)
Former call signs
  • KBJH (1973–1976)
  • KCFO-FM (1976–1987)
  • KUSO (1987–1988)
Call sign meaning
"Voice of Oklahoma"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68330
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT374 meters (1,227 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°11′26″N 96°05′50″W / 36.19056°N 96.09722°W / 36.19056; -96.09722
Links
Public license information
Websitethebulltulsa.com

KVOO-FM (98.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Griffin Communications and it airs a country music radio format. In 1988, the FM station picked up the heritage call sign and country format from its AM sister station (now KOTV). The studios are on North Boston Avenue in downtown Tulsa.

KVOO-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations in the U.S.[2] The transmitter is on Oklahoma State Highway 97 in the Osage Reservation, north of Sand Springs, Oklahoma.[3] KVOO-FM is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KVOO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC.gov/KVOO-FM
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KVOO
  4. ^ "Station Search Details".
  5. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 Archived October 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Tulsa