KKTX-FM
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| City of license |
Kilgore, Texas |
| Broadcast area |
Longview, Texas
Marshall, Texas
Tyler, Texas |
| Branding |
"Classic Rock 96.1" |
| Slogan |
"Texas' Best Rock" |
| Frequency |
96.1 FM MHz |
| First air date |
1983 |
| Format |
Classic Rock |
| Power |
50,000 watts |
| HAAT |
492 meters (1,614 ft) |
| Class |
C2 |
| Facility ID |
48952 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
32°22′14.0″N 94°56′20.0″W / 32.370556°N 94.938889°W / 32.370556; -94.938889 |
| Callsign meaning |
KK TeXas |
| Affiliations |
John Boy and Billy |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Tyler License, LLC) |
| Sister stations |
KDOK, KISX, KNUE, KTYL-FM |
| Webcast |
KKTX-FM Webstream |
| Website |
KKTX-FM Online |
KKTX-FM is a Classic Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Kilgore, Texas, serving the Longview/Marshall/Tyler area. KKTX-FM is owned and operated by Townsquare Media.[1]
Format Flip[edit]
At 2:00pm CST on October 10, 2013, KKTX-FM dropped it's Active Rock format, as "96X", and began stunting with snippets of different songs from various genres.[2] Three hours later at 5:00pm, KKTX-FM switched to a Classic Rock format as "Classic Rock 96.1".[2]
The last song as "96X" was Unity by Shinedown and the first song as "Classic Rock 96.1" was La Grange by ZZ Top.
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