KFRX (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format.[1] Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Digity 3E License, LLC.[2] KFRX's studios are located on Cornhusker Highway in Northeast Lincoln, while its transmitter is located at the master antenna farm at South 84th Street and Yankee Hill Road in the far southeast part of Lincoln.
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| Broadcast area | Lincoln metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
| Branding | 106.3 KFRX |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KFOR, KIBZ, KLMS, KTGL, KZKX | |
| History | |
Former call signs | KECK-FM KHAT-FM (1974–1990) KMXA (1990–1992) KIBZ (1992–2004) KLMY (2004–2007) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 57287 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 214.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°43′40.00″N 96°36′50.00″W / 40.7277778°N 96.6138889°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfrxfm.com |
History
editOne of the longest-lived FM signals in Lincoln, the station started as KECK-FM (calls that were shared with its AM counterpart, which has since gone dark). It switched to the name KHAT in the mid-1970s. For much of the decade, it sported a country music and "progressive" country music format as KHAT. In the early 1980s, KHAT switched to an adult contemporary format. In July 1990, after a weekend of stunting with all-Phil Collins songs, KHAT was rebranded as "Mix 106", while retaining the adult contemporary format, and adopted new call letters KMXA.[3] However, "Mix" was a failure in the ratings. On March 2, 1992, the station flipped to active rock as "106.3 The Blaze", under new call letters KIBZ.[4][5][6] The format was an immense success.
As part of a major format shuffle, on March 17, 2004, KIBZ moved to 104.1 FM, displacing KSLI-FM's Top 40/CHR format. After two days of simulcasting, 106.3 began stunting with construction noises; this led to the debut of a new adult contemporary format under the "My 106.3" branding and KLMY call letters on March 24.[7]
At 6 a.m. on September 18, 2007, following an evening of stunting, KLMY adopted KFRX's Top 40/CHR format and call letters. The move came as Three Eagles Communications purchased Clear Channel Communications' Lincoln stations, which forced Three Eagles to divest KRKR and KFRX's former 102.7 FM frequency to meet ownership limits. 102.7 FM, which became KBZR, was later sold to VSS Communications, and moved to the Omaha market as a Christian station.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "KFRX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- ^ "KHAT to play all Phil Collins," The Lincoln Journal Star, July 26, 1990.
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-03-06.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ L. Kent Wolgamott, "Rock fest proves local music scene thriving," The Lincoln Journal Star, March 12, 1992.
- ^ L. Kent Wolgamott, "Country music gets biggest Kix in Arbitron ratings," The Lincoln Journal Star, August 3, 1992.
- ^ Jeff Korbelik, "My 106.3 debuts with adult contemporary in Lincoln," The Lincoln Journal Star, March 25, 2004.
- ^ "Radio stations switch formats on Tuesday," The Lincoln Journal Star, September 19, 2007.
- ^ "NebraskaRadio.com: The Lost Radio Stations". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
External links
edit- KFRX in the FCC FM station database
- KFRX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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