KMXR
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Broadcast area | Corpus Christi metropolitan area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 93.9 MHz |
| Branding | Big 93.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| KKTX, KNCN, KRYS-FM, KSAB, KUNO | |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 55163 | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 284 meters (932 ft) |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | big939.iheart.com |
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KMXR (93.9 FM, "Big 93.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas.[2] It broadcasts a classic hits format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[3] The studios and offices are on Old Brownsville Road near the Corpus Christi International Airport.
KMXR's transmitter is sited on County Road 37 at County Road 64 in Robstown, Texas.
History
In the late 1960s, the station got its construction permit and was built by Col. Vann M. Kennedy, a pioneer Texas broadcaster. Kennedy was perhaps best known for giving Walter Cronkite his first job in news while Cronkite attended the University of Texas in Austin. As Cronkite later described it, he thanked Kennedy for "teaching me to write." Kennedy also built KZTV Channel 10 in Corpus Christi, and KVTV Channel 13 in Laredo.
In September 1947, Kennedy put KSIX 1230 AM on the air, the third station in Corpus Christi. He added an FM station in January 1970.[4] Its original call sign was KSIX-FM. It aired a mostly automated beautiful music format. It played quarter-hour sweeps of soft, instrumental music, with Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.
The call letters changed to KEXX when the station flipped to adult contemporary music in 1980. The station was assigned the call letters KSTE on December 2, 1985, upon its sale to American Wireless Company. KSTE also offered an adult contemporary format.
On April 1, 1989, the station changed its call sign to the current KMXR.[5] It began playing classic hits.
On December 26, 2014, KMXR rebranded as "Big 93.9".
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KMXR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KMXR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-202. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KMXR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
External links
- Official website
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- KMXR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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