KIXA
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| Broadcast area | Victorville-Hesperia, California |
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| Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
| Branding | 106.5 The Fox |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | El Dorado Broadcasters, LLC |
| KATJ-FM, KIXW, KMPS, KXVV, KZXY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1992 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 55181 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 560 watts |
| HAAT | 325 meters (1,066 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°23′9″N 117°3′24″W / 34.38583°N 117.05667°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.thefox1065.com |
KIXA (106.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Lucerne Valley, California, and broadcasting to the Victor Valley area. KIXA is owned by El Dorado Broadcasters and airs a classic rock format branded as 106.5 The Fox. It carries two syndicated shows: Steve Gorman Rocks! on weeknights and The House of Hair with Dee Snider on weekends.
KIXA is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 560 watts. The transmitter is on Grapevine Canyon Road in Lucerne Valley.[2] The studios are on Hesperia Road in Hesperia.
History
[edit]The station signed on the air in November 1992[3] It was operated as "KIX 106", a country music station, for six years.
In 1998, KIXA flipped to "Rock 106", where the station played a mix of classic rock from the 1960s and 70s along with alternative rock from the 1980s and 90s. The station was simulcast on KIXW-FM and KIXF-FM to cover the Victor Valley, Barstow and Baker. When the rock format ended on 106.5 in 2002, Clear Channel Communications sold off the Barstow and Baker stations to Westwood One, which later sold them to Heftel Broadcasting. KIXA 106.5 was relaunched as a full-time classic rock station.
Since 2002, KIXA has been branded as "The Fox". The focus has been rock songs from the 1970s and 80s with a few 60s titles. After Clear Channel sold the station to El Dorado Broadcasters in 2006, KIXA updated its classic rock presentation to include music from the 1960s to the early 1990s, while mostly excluding alternative rock.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIXA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KIXA
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-50. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 55181 (KIXA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KIXA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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