KOCP

Infobox Radio station


name = KOCP
frequency = 95.9 (MHz)
city = Ventura, California
area = Oxnard-Ventura, California
airdate = 1972
branding = "The Octopus"
format = Classic rock
erp = 1,200 watts
haat = 444 meters
class = B1
facility_id = 70563
slogan = "Ventura County's Classic Rock"
former_callsigns = KEWE (1973-1977) KGAB (1977-1982) KZTR (1982-1991) KELF (1991-1995)
owner = Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC
webcast =
website = [http://www.theoctopus959.com/ theoctopus959.com]
callsign_meaning =K OCtoPus|

KOCP (95.9 FM, "The Octopus") is a commercial radio station located in Ventura, California, broadcasting to the Oxnard-Ventura, California, area. KOCP plays a classic rock music format. It is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC.

History

The station went on the air as KEWE with an automated soft rock format in 1973. Four years later, it adopted the call letters KGAB as album rock station "B96" before changing to adult contemporary in 1982 as KZTR (K-Star). It kept the KZTR call letters as "96ZTR" when it went classic rock in 1987, then went Spanish language for four years in the early 1990s as KELF ("El Elefante").

External links

* [http://www.theoctopus959.com/ KOCP official website]
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