KAOX (107.9 FM) is a news/talk formatted radio station licensed to Shelley, Idaho. Known as "NewsTalk 107.9", the station is owned by Sandhill Media Group.

History

KAOX received a construction permit on 107.3 from Kemmerer, Wyoming on November 8, 1995. It was owned by Jimmy Ray Carroll. After an extension of the construction permit, the station received a license to cover on December 22, 2000. On September 21, 2021, the station was sold again to Chaparral Broadcasting, joining KMER.[2] The station was sold in 2004 to Simmons Media, a Salt Lake City based radio group.[3] In 2014, Simmons transferred their properties to Broadway Media, including KAOX.[4]

The station was known as "The X" and covered much of southwestern Wyoming. The identification mentioned the cities of Evanston, Rock Springs, and Green River.[5]

In 2016, in order to complete frequency changes as a result of a shuffle of stations in Salt Lake City, Broadway took KAOX off 107.3, and moved the station to Shelley, Idaho, near Idaho Falls. The station was silent for a period of time with the allotment of 107.9. Broadway sold KAOX to Frandsen Media for $25,000.[6] Frandsen Media's Sandhill Media Group brought the station back on air with a news/talk format.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAOX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KAOX-FM FCC Data". FCCData.org. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Simmons Acquires KMER-AM, KAOX-FM, KDWY-FM, from Chaparral Bdcstg. Co., Inc". MediaServicesGroup.com. March 5, 2004.
  4. ^ "Broadway Media buys Simmons Salt Lake City". Radio and Television Business Report. January 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "KAOX-FM Top of the hour Identification". Ubstudios.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Station sales week of 10-28". RadioInsight.com. October 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "NewsTalk 107.9 to launch in Idaho Falls". RadioInsight.com. May 6, 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAOX
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