KXXF

KXXF
City	Winnie, Texas
Broadcast area	Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas
Branding	105.3 Free
Slogan	The greatest hits of all time
First air date	1989 (as 104.9 KRTX in Galveston)
Format	Classic country
Language(s)	English
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Class	C2
Facility ID	479
Callsign meaning	KXX Free
Former callsigns	KRTX (1987–1996) KLTP (1996–1998) KLTO (1998–2004) KPTI (2004–2009) KPTY (2009–2014)
Owner	John Walton (Excel Media, L.L.C.)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	freefm.net

KXXF (105.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Winnie, Texas. It began broadcasting in 1989 under the call sign KRTX, licensed to Galveston. KXXF is owned and operated by John Walton's Excel Media, L.L.C. Its studios are located in Beaumont and its transmitter is in Winnie.

History

105.3 FM (then 104.9) was assigned the call sign KRTX on July 14, 1987 and was licened to Galveston. On July 19, 1996, the call sign was changed to KLTP. The call sign was changed to KLTO on August 1, 1998. On November 8, 2004, the call sign was changed to KPTI and the station was now simulcasting sister station KPTY which was broadcasting on 104.9 FM in Deer Park, Texas. The station was completely re-constructed after being totally destroyed by Hurricane Ike in September 2008.

On February 28, 2014, Excel Media purchased KPTY from Univision^[1] for a purchase price of $525,000, and changed its call letters to KXXF on March 21, 2014.^[2]

On April 8, 2014, KXXF ended stunting of running non-stop "The Walton & Johnson Show" episodes and launched a Texas-focused adult hits format (encompassing country, blues, rock, and classic hits) branded as "105.3 Free", and continuing to utilize The Walton & Johnson Show for AM drive.

On September 4, 2017, the station moved from adult hits to classic country while keeping the "105.3 Free" branding.

Previous KPTY stations

Before moving to Texas, The KPTY call sign was used on a Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona-based radio station on 103.9 FM from 1997-2001. That station now operates under KZON. The KPTY call sign had also been used on KQBU-FM and KAMA-FM in Texas.

References

↑ Marcucci, Carl (March 7, 2014). "KPTY-FM sale closed in Texas". Radio Business Report. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

External links

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Radio-Locator information on KXXF

Radio stations in the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas market
By AM frequency	560 740 790 850 990 1150 1250 1300 1340 1450 1510 1600
By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.7 90.5 91.3 92.5 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.1 96.9 97.1 97.5 98.1 98.5 99.5 99.9 100.7 101.7 102.5 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.3 106.1 106.9 107.9
Digital radio	97.5-1 97.5-2 98.5-1 103.7-1 104.5-1 104.5-2 107.9-1
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475
By callsign	K234AM K251AL K277AG K285GD KAYD-FM KBED KBME KBPO KCOL-FM KDEI KEYH KFNC KGHY KHJK KIKR KIOC KKHT-FM KKMY KLBT KLCJ KLLS KLVI KOGT KOLE KQBU-FM KQQK KQXY-FM KSAP-LP KSHN KTCX KTJM KTRH KTXB KVLU KXXF KYKR KZFT KZZB WXK28
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Country radio stations in the state of Texas
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Defunct:	KDLP-LP – Ace KRHC – Burnet KSTB – Crystal Beach KTON – Belton KUOL – San Marcos
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