WKZX-FM
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Broadcast area | Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 93.5 MHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BP Broadcasters LLC |
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Former call signs | WLIL-FM (1967–2000) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 73210 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 176 meters (577 ft) |
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| Website | www |
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WKZX-FM (93.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Lenoir City, Tennessee, it serves the Knoxville, Tennessee, area.
History
Arthur Wilkerson, owner of WLIL (730 AM), applied for an FM frequency on June 16, 1967. The Federal Communications Commission granted the construction permit on September 1 of that year,[2] and WLIL-FM signed on at 93.5 on September 19, partially simulcasting the AM frequency.[3] It was the second attempt at FM radio from WLIL; Wilkerson had shut down the first, which operated at 100.3—later 100.5—MHz from 1952 to 1955, because he felt if WSM could not make a go of it in Nashville, he could not in Lenoir City.[4]Template:R/superscript
In addition to his radio stations, Wilkerson owned a lumber mill and built custom homes. He served as president of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters. Wilkerson was also a pilot and restaurant owner.
Wilkerson died in 1998. Two years later, B.P. Broadcasters purchased WLIL-AM-FM, which at the time ran country music formats, for $1 million.[5] B.P. built a new FM tower in the Glendale community near the Loudon-Blount county line.[4] The call letters of the FM station were changed to WKZX-FM on September 20, 2000, and the station changed formats to adult contemporary.
In 2004, WKZX-FM flipped to Regional Mexican.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WKZX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WKZX-FM". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WLIL-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1969. p. B-159 (323). Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WLIL Station History". WLIL. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. August 28, 2000. p. 72. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
External links
- www.laliderwkzx.com/
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- WKZX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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