KOSS

Lancaster, California
Broadcast area	Antelope Valley
Frequency	1380 kHz
Branding	NewsTalk 1380
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	ABC Radio Radio America
Ownership
Owner	High Desert Broadcasting (High Desert Broadcasting LLC)
Sister stations	KCEL, KGMX, KQAV, KKZQ, KMVE, KUTY
History
First air date	April 1, 1962
Former call signs	KBVM (1956–1973) KKZZ (1973–1983) KOTE (1983–1987) KHJJ (1987–2000) KWJL (2000–2007)
Technical information
Facility ID	19702
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 20 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	34°42′42″N 118°10′33″W / 34.71167°N 118.17583°W / 34.71167; -118.17583
Links
Website	newstalk1380.com

KOSS (1380 AM, "NewsTalk 1380") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lancaster, California and serves the Antelope Valley area. The station is owned by High Desert Broadcasting and broadcasts a news/talk format, featuring programming from ABC Radio, HLN, and Radio America.

History

The station signed on as KBVM in August 1956.^[1] KBVM changed its call sign to KKZZ in September 1973,^[2] then to KOTE in 1983.^[1] On January 1, 1987, KOTE changed its call letters to KHJJ,^[3] adopting the branding "KHJ 1380" and a news/talk format.

In 2000, the station became KWJL (K-Jewel 1380) and featured an adult standards format. In 2004, KWJL flipped to Spanish oldies as "Joyas 1380" (joya is the Spanish word for "jewel").

In September 2007, KWJL and KUTY swapped formats, and KWJL became "NewsTalk 1380". The call sign was changed to KOSS in January 2008. The KOSS call letters had previously belonged to another local station, KVVS (105.5 FM), under a previous format.

KOSS was previously the radio home of Lancaster JetHawks minor league baseball, airing play-of-play coverage beginning in the team's 2010 season.^[4]