KCAQ
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KCAQ, also known as Q-104.7, is a Rhythmic Top 40 outlet serving the Ventura County, California
area. They also cover nearby Santa Barbara County, California
. The station, whose frequency is 104.7 MHz with an effective radiated power
of 4.5 kW, is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC and its city of license
is Oxnard, California
.
, Dance
and Rhythmic Pop hits.
The original Q105 on-air staff included E. Curtis Johnson in mornings, Johnny Dolan was the 1st program director in middays, followed by Brian Thomas in afternoons who later replaced Johnny as PD. Nights were hosted by Gwen Johnson and later Famous Amos who pulled an amazing 80% share of teens and Jay Porter hosted late nights. Q105 was an immediate ratings success climbing to #1 with double digit ratings in both the Arbitron and Birch ratings reports. Harold A. Frank was one of the partners of KCAQ and its first general manager.
Ventura County, California
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
area. They also cover nearby Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific coast. As of 2010 the county had a population of 423,895. The county seat is Santa Barbara and the largest city is Santa Maria.-History:...
. The station, whose frequency is 104.7 MHz with an effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
of 4.5 kW, is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC and its city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
is Oxnard, California
Oxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
.
Station History
KCAQ was one of the first FM stations to go on the air in the Oxnard/Ventura radio market, having signed on in 1962 as KAAR. Prior to becoming KCAQ (originally known as Q-105 when it was mainstream), the station was easy listening KACY-FM and by 1978, the station was soft rock KPMJ (known as K-105). KCAQ originally started out as a mainstream Top 40 in 1983, but by 1988 it shifted to a Rhythmic Top 40 direction after KYMX, its Rhythmic competitor, flipped formats to Country. KCAQ continues in its current Rhythmic direction today, as its musical fare includes R&B/Hip-HopHip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and Rhythmic Pop hits.
The original Q105 on-air staff included E. Curtis Johnson in mornings, Johnny Dolan was the 1st program director in middays, followed by Brian Thomas in afternoons who later replaced Johnny as PD. Nights were hosted by Gwen Johnson and later Famous Amos who pulled an amazing 80% share of teens and Jay Porter hosted late nights. Q105 was an immediate ratings success climbing to #1 with double digit ratings in both the Arbitron and Birch ratings reports. Harold A. Frank was one of the partners of KCAQ and its first general manager.