KIOX-FM

KIOX-FM (96.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Edna, Texas. The station serves the El Campo, Wharton County, Texas area, owned by Mark Porter, through licensee Globecom Media, LLC. KIOX-FM airs a country music format.

For the former El Campo, Texas radio station that held the KIOX-FM callsign from 1991-2007, see KXBJ.
KIOX-FM
CityEdna, Texas
Broadcast areaEl Campo, Texas
Wharton, Texas
Branding96 Country
Frequency96.1 MHz
First air dateJanuary 14, 1999 (as KGUL)
Formatcountry
ERP13,000 watts
HAAT139 meters
ClassC3
Facility ID27226
Transmitter coordinates29°06′05″N 96°27′19″W
Former call signsKGUL (1998-2006)
KEZB (2006-2008) [1]
OwnerMark Porter
(Globecom Media, LLC)
Sister stationsKKHA
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.96country.com

History

The 96.1 facility in Edna was applied for and granted in 1996. It received the call set of KGUL in 1998, prior to its January 1999 launch. The facility was originally owned by Hill Country Radio, and has since been owned by La Grange Broadcasting, Buckalew Media, & Fort Bend Broadcasting. Globecom Media purchased KIOX-FM in January 2014.

The station was granted the KIOX-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 2008, effectively returning the longtime heritage call letters to El Campo and the rest of Wharton County where they had resided on 96.9 FM since 1990 and at 1270 AM since 1957.[1]

KIOX-FM maintains a local studio in downtown El Campo, next to the local El Campo Leader-News newspaper, on N. Jackson St. (Business U.S. 59).

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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