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Broadcast area | Shelley-Rexburg-Rigby-Blackfoot-Idaho Falls |
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| Frequency | 107.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | NewsTalk 107.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
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| History | |
First air date | 1995 (1995) |
Former frequencies | 107.3 MHz (1999–2016) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 32,000 watts |
| HAAT | 139 meters (456 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°21′6″N 112°0′29″W / 43.35167°N 112.00806°W / 43.35167; -112.00806 |
| Translator | HD2: 105.1 K286BU (Idaho Falls) |
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KAOX (107.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Shelley, Idaho, United States. Carrying a talk radio format as "NewsTalk 107.9", the station is owned by Sandhill Media Group.
History
KAOX received a construction permit on 107.3 from Kemmerer, Wyoming on November 8, 1995. It was owned by Jimmy Ray Carroll. After an extension of the construction permit, the station received a license to cover on December 22, 2000. On September 21, 2021, the station was sold again to Chaparral Broadcasting, joining KMER.2 The station was sold in 2004 to Simmons Media, a Salt Lake City based radio group.3 In 2014, Simmons transferred their properties to Broadway Media, including KAOX.4
The station was known as "The X" and covered much of southwestern Wyoming. The identification mentioned the cities of Evanston, Rock Springs, and Green River.5
In 2016, in order to complete frequency changes as a result of a shuffle of stations in Salt Lake City, Broadway took KAOX off 107.3, and moved the station to Shelley, Idaho, near Idaho Falls. The station was silent for a period of time with the allotment of 107.9. Broadway sold KAOX to Frandsen Media for $25,000.6 Frandsen Media's Sandhill Media Group brought the station back on air with a news/talk format.7
References
References
- "Facility Technical Data for KAOX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "KAOX-FM FCC Data". FCCData.org. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- "Simmons Acquires KMER-AM, KAOX-FM, KDWY-FM, from Chaparral Bdcstg. Co., Inc". MediaServicesGroup.com. March 5, 2004.
- "Broadway Media buys Simmons Salt Lake City". Radio and Television Business Report. January 13, 2014.
- "KAOX-FM Top of the hour Identification". Ubstudios.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- "Station sales week of 10-28". RadioInsight.com. October 28, 2016.
- "NewsTalk 107.9 to launch in Idaho Falls". RadioInsight.com. May 6, 2020.
External links
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 742942 (KAOX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KAOX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 150295 (K286BU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K286BU at FCCdata.org