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KRXP

Coordinates: 38°44′44″N 104°51′42″W / 38.74556°N 104.86167°W / 38.74556; -104.86167
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KRXP
Broadcast areaColorado Springs, Colorado
Frequency103.9 MHz
BrandingX103-9
Programming
FormatAlternative
AffiliationsColorado College Tiger Hockey
Ownership
Owner
KILO
History
First air date
1993 (1993)
Former call signs
  • KZKG (1991–1993)
  • KYZX (1993–2008)
Former frequencies
104.5 MHz (1993–1999)
Call sign meaning
"Rock Experience"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53845
ClassC2
ERP1,750 watts
HAAT657 meters (2,156 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°44′44″N 104°51′42″W / 38.74556°N 104.86167°W / 38.74556; -104.86167
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.x1039radio.com

KRXP (103.9 FM, "X103.9") is a radio station licensed to Pueblo West, Colorado. Owned by Bahakel Communications, it broadcasts an alternative rock format.

History

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The station went on the air on 104.5 MHz in 1993 as KYZX, a hot adult contemporary station co-owned with KCSJ and KNKN.[2] In March 1996, the format was changed to country, using ABC Radio's Real Country network.[3] This was replaced with classic rock, also supplied by ABC, in May 1998.[4]

Pueblo Broadcasters sold KYZX, KGHF, and KCSJ to Cy Bahakel's Colorado Springs Radio Broadcasters, owner of KILO in Colorado Springs, for $4.5 million in 1999.[5] Later that year, KYZX swapped frequencies with KSTY in Cañon City and moved to 103.9; it also changed its city of license from Pueblo to Pueblo West.[6]

KYZX continued its classic rock format as 103.9 The Eagle until October 31, 2008, when it adopted the 103-9 RXP moniker, changed the call letters to KRXP, and began a year-long transition from classic rock to alternative rock.[citation needed] On April 29, 2021, the station rebranded as X103-9 with no change in format.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRXP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. May 5, 1993. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. March 27, 1996. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Format Changes & Updates". The M Street Journal. May 13, 1998. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. January 4, 1999. p. 76.
  6. ^ "Construction Permit Activity". The M Street Journal. May 12, 1999. p. 3.
  7. ^ "KRXP Rebrands As X103.9". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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