KBFX (FM)

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KBFX
iHeartMedia, Inc.
  • (iHM Licenses, LLC)
    • KASH-FM, KENI, KGOT, KTZN, KYMG
    History
    First air date
    		1978 (1978) (as KHVN)
    Former call signs
    		KHVN (1978-?)[1]
    KBCN (?-1985)[2]
    KKGR (1985-1987)
    KENI-FM (1987-1989)
    Call sign meaning
    		"Fox"
    Technical information[3]
    Licensing authority
    		FCC
    Facility ID12962
    ClassC3
    ERP25,000 watts
    HAAT53 meters (174 ft)
    Transmitter coordinates
    		61°11′50″N 149°52′39″W / 61.1972°N 149.8775°W / 61.1972; -149.8775
    Links
    Public license information
    WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
    Website1005thefox.iheart.com

    KBFX (100.5

    iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located at Dimond Center
    in Anchorage, and its transmitter is located atop the Denali Tower North south of downtown.

    History

    The station began in 1978 as KHVN, playing a religious format. It underwent several changes in both format and callsigns throughout the late 1970s and 1980s.

    KBFX debuted in 1989 as "100.5 The Fox", playing the strict version of Jacobs Media's classic rock format.

    Programming was initially run by Dave Moore, who had studied the format with Fred Jacobs at its inception. Staff included afternoon deejay CC Ryder (who won a small market

    Marconi Award for her work), evening deejay T-bone, and former WNCX Cleveland deejay Rick Rydell
    (hired in 1990).

    Moore was replaced by Jack Hicks from KQRS-FM Minneapolis, then three months later Hicks returned to Minnesota and was replaced by local broadcaster Devan Mitchell.

    During Mitchell's watch, a competitor in the same format ("Arrow 102") came on the air for the first time since 1989.

    References

    1. Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries
      . p. 193.
    2. Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries
      . p. 195.
    3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBFX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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