KYYX

Radio station in Minot, North Dakota
  • Minot, North Dakota
Broadcast areaMinot, North DakotaFrequency97.1 MHzBranding97 KICKSProgrammingFormatCountryAffiliationsPremiere NetworksOwnershipOwner
  • iHeartMedia, Inc.
  • (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations
KCJB, KIZZ, KMXA-FM, KRRZ, KZPRHistory
First air date
1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Former call signs
  • KCJB-FM (1966–1983)[1]
  • KYND (1983–1984)
  • KHHT (1984–1992)[2]
Call sign meaning
Pronounced as "kicks"Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCCFacility ID55680ClassCERP95,000 wattsHAAT300 meters (980 ft)Links
Public license information
  • Public file
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WebcastListen LiveWebsite97kicksfm.iheart.com

KYYX (97.1 FM) is a country music radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The call sign "KYYX" is pronounced as "kicks" and the station's nickname is "97 Kicks FM".

iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns and operates KCJB 910, KRRZ 1390, KIZZ 93.7, KMXA-FM 99.9, and KZPR 105.3 in Minot.

Previous KYYX stations

This radio station is not the first with the call letters KYYX. The original KYYX operated as a new wave-themed radio station in Seattle, Washington, in the early 1980s. A country radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated as KYYX from 1985 to 1987 before going off the air and changing its call letters.

References

  1. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1983/B-Radio-1983-YB.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "FCCInfo Results".
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYYX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

External links

  • 97 Kicks FM website
  • KYYX in the FCC FM station database
  • KYYX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • KYYX/KJET - Memories of two GREAT Seattle stations in the 80s
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  • Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)
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48°03′04″N 101°20′31″W / 48.051°N 101.342°W / 48.051; -101.342


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