KXOS
KXOS (93.9 FM, "Radio Centro 93.9") is a Regional Mexican radio station serving Los Angeles and the surrounding area. The station is owned by 93.9 Holdings, Inc. through licensee 93.9 License, LLC and operated by Grupo Radio Centro, which owns several stations in Mexico. The station has studios located in Burbank and its transmitter is based on Mount Wilson.
On April 15, 2009, 93.9 switched to Spanish-language programming at midnight under a seven-year Local Marketing Agreement with Grupo Radio Centro of Mexico City that also gave GRC an option to purchase the station from Emmis Communications, if the FCC in that time allowed a foreign broadcaster to own an American broadcasting concern.
The station was known as "Movin' 93.9" with the call sign KMVN before the LMA to Radio Centro. This station had a rhythmic AC format.
History
Early years
93.9 FM signed on in 1958 as KPOL-FM, a simulcast of KPOL 1540 AM with an easy listening format. In 1977, under the ownership of Capital Cities Communications, KPOL-FM broke away from the simulcast and adopted a soft rock format similar to crosstown KNX-FM using the on-air identity "94 FM". They changed call letters to KZLA in 1978 (one year later, 1540 AM rejoined the simulcast and also adopted the KZLA call letters).
