KIXY-FM (94.7 MHz) is a radio station in San Angelo, Texas, United States, broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. The station is owned by Foster Communications.
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| Frequency | 94.7 MHz |
| Branding | 94.7 KIXY FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Foster Communications |
| KCLL, KKSA, KWFR | |
| History | |
First air date | January 13, 1967 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22157 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 109 meters (358 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
History
editOn April 5, 1966, Solar Broadcasting Company, owned by Walton Foster alongside KWFR (1260 AM), filed with the Federal Communications Commission to build a new FM radio station in San Angelo, an application approved on August 9.[2] KWFR-FM began broadcasting on January 13, 1967, as the third FM station for the city; it operated from noon to midnight as a simulcast of the daytime-only AM station and with its own programming after sunset, serving as an effective continuation of the Top 40 format programmed on KWFR.[3] This made it unusual for the time, as there were very few Top 40 stations on FM in the 1960s.[4]
The call letters were changed to KIXY in 1970 and KIXY-FM in 1973, on the latter occasion when the AM station also adopted the KIXY call sign.[2][5] Also in 1973, the station began broadcasting in stereo.[6] The KIXY stations were sold in 1978 to CDI/Abaris Communications Associates, a consortium of three Chicago men.[7] However, Foster sued CDI/Abaris in 1981, claiming it violated a covenant of the sale that prevented them from materially reducing the stations' net worth, given that the stations were held as collateral in loans Foster had made to the Chicago firm. In early 1984, a federal jury heard the case,[8] and Foster bought back the stations and reassumed control in April.[9] In 1987, he flipped all of his other stations—KHOS-AM-FM in Sonora, KYXX in Ozona, and their translators—to simulcasting KIXY-FM with local news and public affairs for their areas.[10]
Foster attempted to sell his radio stations again in 1988, this time to Radioactivity, Inc. of Georgia.[11] Radioactivity—which was buying stations in Texas and Georgia—was led by Clyde Murchison, who claimed to be a nephew of Clint Murchison, the former owner of the Dallas Cowboys. Initially snagged by a late equal employment opportunity report filed by the buyer, Radioactivity soon imploded after Clyde Murchison was arrested for wire fraud. He was not recognized by a friend of the real Murchison family, prompting other company officers to request an FBI investigation, and was arrested in a sting operation after having been revealed to have falsified his family connections and financial qualifications.[12][13] The other officers in Radioactivity expelled Murchison, but Foster sued the firm for breach of contract.[14]
KIXY-FM has generally been at or near the top of San Angelo's radio ratings, sometimes posting dominant numbers. One 1987 survey by Birch Ratings attributed more than half of all radio listening in San Angelo to KIXY-FM with a 51.6 share.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIXY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b FCC History Cards for KIXY-FM
- ^ "KWFR Simulcasts AM-FM Radio: Spokesman Guarantees No 'Longhair' Programs". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. January 22, 1967. p. Televues 8. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sholin, Dave (February 10, 1995). "That's Sho-Biz" (PDF). Gavin. p. 7.
- ^ "KWFR Letter Change Told". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. July 4, 1973. p. 6A. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KIXY going stereo today". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. May 29, 1973. p. 6B. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KIXY/Chicagoans buy station". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. January 12, 1978. p. 3A. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jury hears evidence in radio station trial". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. January 31, 1984. p. 5B. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Foster Communications takes control of stations". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. April 11, 1984. p. 3A. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henderson, Rex (May 31, 1987). "Inside Business". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. p. 1B. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Macias, Loretta (November 4, 1988). "Sale of KIXY-FM snagged on EEO report submission: Buyer's 10-day time limit ends today". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. p. 1C. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FBI Arrests Radio Exec Murchison For Wire Fraud" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 11, 1988. pp. 1, 34. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Macias, Loretta (November 17, 1988). "Financial officer charged with wire fraud". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. p. 1A, 4A. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Macias, Loretta (November 19, 1988). "Foster Communications suing prospective buyers". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. p. 1C. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daniel, Carol; Henderson, Rex (March 15, 1987). "Inside Business". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. p. 1B. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 22157 (KIXY-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KIXY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database