KTKX
Broadcast area | Greater San Antonio |
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Frequency | 106.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 106.7 The Eagle |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Classic rock |
Subchannels | HD2: Mainstream rock (KISS-FM simulcast) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | July 18, 1979 |
Former call signs | KTUF (1979–1983) KESI (1983–1987) KMMX (1987–1992) KKYX-FM (1992–1993) KDIL (1993–1995) KCJZ (1995–2003) KELZ-FM (2003–2006) KPWT (2006–2010) |
Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1979–1986) |
Call sign meaning | K Texas K X (Former branding as X106.7) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 70357 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 310 meters (1,020 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°11′02″N 98°30′50″W / 29.184°N 98.514°W |
Repeater(s) | 99.5 KISS-HD2 (San Antonio) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KTKX (106.7
KTKX's studios and offices are located on Datapoint Drive in Northwest San Antonio near the
History
106.3 KTUF and KESI
Before 1979, KBUC-FM (now
In 1982, the station was acquired by S.I.T. Broadcasting. The following year, the format changed to
Move to 106.7
In 1986, KESI switched frequencies from 106.3 to 106.7 FM.[5] Moving to 106.7 was coupled with a big boost in power, going to 100,000 watts. The next year, KESI switched call letters to KMMX, becoming "K-Mix 106.7". The AC format would remain intact for several more years.
In November 1992, KMMX flipped to a simulcast of country-formatted KKYX, with a change in call signs to KKYX-FM. The flip gave San Antonio three full power FM country stations, with KAJA and KCYY playing mostly contemporary country hits, while KKYX-AM-FM leaned toward classic country.
The simulcast ended the following year, just in time for the 1993 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. KKYX-FM switched to Contemporary Country, calling itself "106.7 The Armadillo", and took the call letters KDIL (with DIL contained within the word "armadillo," a small placental mammal common to South Texas).
Smooth Jazz
"The Armadillo" lasted only two years, when 106.7 was bought by KCYY's owners New City Communications. KCYY was (and still is) in the middle of a tough ratings battle with
To avoid overlapping with KCYY, KDIL became "Smooth Jazz 106.7 KCJZ" at Midnight on February 24, 1995.[6][7]
Rhythmic Oldies
In 1997, current owner
By August 2001, KCJZ shifted to Rhythmic/Dance Top 40 format, while retaining the "Jamz" moniker and KCJZ call letters.
Contemporary Hits
On October 31, 2003, at 10 a.m., after "
Power 106.7
On October 6, 2006, KELZ flipped back to rhythmic contemporary and adopted the "Power 106.7" branding, along with a call letter change to KPWT to match it. The move gave San Antonio its first Rhythmic battle since 2003, with KPWT competing against the dominant KBBT. With the switch, KPWT became the second station in San Antonio to adopt the "Power" moniker, the last station using the brand was KITY from 1987 to 1990.
FM Talk
At Noon on May 28, 2009, while playing "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West, the sound of jingling bells played, increasingly getting louder, followed by just the sound of the bells for about 30 seconds as the song ended. This led to KPWT stunting with Christmas music as "Santa 106.7."
At 5 p.m. on June 1, 2009, the station became "FM Talk 106.7."
World Class Rock
On April 1, 2010, at 12 p.m., the station began
This was not the first time the AAA format was tried in San Antonio; the first was KMFR "103.7 Mighty Fine Rock" from 2001-2004 (now
Classic Rock
On November 15, 2010, KTKX turned to a straight-ahead
However, on August 8, competitor KZEP moved its classic rock format to the station's HD-2 feed and 93.3 translator, as the main channel flipped to a Rhythmic Contemporary format as "Hot 104.5." In response, KTKX dropped the "X" name that same weekend and simply called itself "106.7, The Only Classic Rock Station You Can Hear Everywhere in San Antonio."[11] On August 15, KTKX changed its slogan to "106.7 The Eagle, San Antonio's ONLY classic rock."[12] Alternative rock returned to San Antonio on Alpha Media's "103.3 The App," which is broadcast on translator station K277CX and KTFM's HD2 subchannel until 2017.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTKX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ EaglesSanAntonio.com/contact
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KTKX
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-230
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1987 page B-288
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996 page B-424
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-03-03.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-07-09.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-547
- ^ "KPWT San Antonio becomes X106.7". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
- ^ "KZEP Moves & Hot 104.5 Launches in San Antonio". 8 August 2014.
- ^ "X106.7 San Antonio Relaunches as the Eagle". 15 August 2014.
External links
- Official website
- KTKX in the FCC FM station database
- KTKX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database