KEGX
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Broadcast area | Tri-Cities, Washington |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 106.5 MHz |
| Branding | Eagle 106.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
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Call sign meaning | "Eagle" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 53140 | |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 424.4 meters (1,392 ft) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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KEGX (106.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Richland, Washington, United States, the station serves the Tri-Cities area. KEGX is owned by Stephens Media Group.
History
The station was first licensed on February 28, 1978, as KXDD.[2] It changed its call sign to KHWK on May 3, 1982; to KOTY-FM on April 3, 1987; and to KEGX on April 15, 1993.[3]
As KHWK the station primarily had a country format. A noteworthy short lived incarnation was an attempt to operate a contemporary hit radio format and directly compete with KIOK.
As KOTY-FM it operated with a country format up until 1993 becoming KEGX "Eagle 106.5".[4]
KEGX owners New Northwest Broadcasters in 2010 defaulted and its stations went into receivership. KEGX (and the other stations) continued to operate in that arrangement until Townsquare Media announced purchase of the frequency on December 1, 2010. In July 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) blocked Townsquare's acquisition of the former New Northwest operation in Kennewick, including KEGX.[5]
On November 6, 2011, the Tri-City Herald reported that a radio owner in Fargo, North Dakota, was paying more than $6 million to purchase 12 stations in the Tri-Cities and Yakima from New Northwest Broadcasters. Ingstad Radio Washington agreed to purchase — at a discount — more than $16 million in debt owed by New Northwest from a creditor, CIT Group. The discounted price for Ingstad is about $6.7 million for all 12 stations. Ingstad acquired the stations in early 2012.[6] In 2018, KEGX became part of Stephens Media Group.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KEGX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KXDD (KEGX) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KEGX Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Y-106FM License to Win! Cash Give-Away 1990 Commercial". YouTube.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCC blows up Townsquare Washington station migrations), WA".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Another Ingstad enters Pacific Northwest radio". Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
External links
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- KEGX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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