KXXX
39°23′35.00″N 101°0′6.00″W / 39.3930556°N 101.0016667°W
| Broadcast area | West Kansas |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Farm, classic country |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kansas Broadcast Company, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | August 1947[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37125 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°23′35″N 101°0′6″W / 39.39306°N 101.00167°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | [1] |
KXXX (790 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a farm and classic country radio format. Licensed to Colby, Kansas, United States, the station serves the tri-state region of Northwest Kansas, Northeast Colorado and Southwest Nebraska.[3] The original station identification was "Ranch and Farm Radio," but soon changed to "Town and Country Radio." It was not affiliated with any national network. It is now the flagship station for the Kansas Farm and Ranch Radio Network. Nationally known personalities on the original staff were John B. Hughes, Johnny Pearson and Jerry Oppy. The station is currently owned by Kansas Broadcast Company, LLC.[4]
In the late 1980s, KXXX was part of the Kansas-based "LS Network" of radio entrepreneur Larry Steckline.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "KXXX (AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1979. p. C-83 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXXX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "KXXX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Radio station to expand coverage". Salina Journal. Harris News Service. December 16, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 37125 (KXXX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KXXX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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