KXLI
2006 (as KMOA) | |
Former call signs | KMOA (12/13/06-5/6/08) KVBE (5/6/08-6/23/11) |
|---|---|
Call sign meaning | Sounds like "Jelli" (previous format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 164097 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 93,000 watts |
| HAAT | 637 meters (2,090 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°38′7.00″N 114°7′18.00″W / 36.6352778°N 114.1216667°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | exafm.com |
KXLI (94.5
KXLI has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 93,000 watts. Its transmitter is near the Arizona border south of Bunkerville.[2] The station also operates a co-channel booster, KXLI-FM1 in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas.[3]
History
94.5 signed on as KMOA under the branding "Rehab Radio" on May 2, 2008. Rehab Radio was a stunt format that aired while the station was testing the transmitter, playing Dance music. The call letters changed to KVBE on May 6, 2008, and the identity as "94.5 The Vibe" was born on May 8, 2008. The launch was co-consulted by Dance radio veterans Trevor Simpson from the now defunct
In March 2010, the station's operations were taken over by D2 Media, LLC and began reimaging itself on air (with Mitch Craig being phased out, replaced by St. John), launched a new website (with vibevegas.com being phased out, replaced by 945thevibe.com), and a new logo was unveiled. More mixshows and some of the world's top talent would be featured including: John Digweed, Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez, Manufactured Superstars, Eddie Halliwell, Markus Schulz, Armin Van Buuren, Jordan Stevens, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Vegas Vibe, DJ Maze, Matt Darey, Dave Onex, and Beaux Tech.
As of July 2010, while still claiming itself as a Dance station, KVBE's playlist format was refocused to a
On July 1, 2011,
The station was placed on sale on eBay during January 2012. The "Buy It Now" price for the station was $8,950,000, but when the auction closed on January 29, 2012, the winning bid was $305,100, a fraction of the asking price.[9] The owner of Aurora Media, Scott Mahalick, acquired the station for $22 million, but due to the economic crisis, estimated the station's current worth at $10 million.[9] Mahalick claims that this was the first time a radio station was sold on eBay;[9] however, at least one other station, a 6,000-watt AM station in Texas, was put for auction in 2009.[10] Also, in 2007, another broadcasting property, television station WMKG-CA in Muskegon, Michigan, was auctioned on eBay.
On July 1, 2012, as a result of the sale, KXLI changed their format to
On October 16, 2020, KXLI flipped from Mexico's "Exa FM" to Spanish AC branded as "Exito 94.5". On January 9, 2022, KXLI switched again, returned from Spanish AC branded as "Exito 94.5" to Mexico's "Exa FM".
References
- ^ 945lv.com/contacto
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KXLI
- ^ Radio-Loctor.com/KXLI-FM-1
- ^ "We can hear you now! Dance music on 94.5 FM" from Las Vegas Weekly (December 7, 2009)
- ^ "Jelli To LMA Two Las Vegas Area Stations". RadioInsight. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "Jelli is listener-controlled, unsurprisingly lame FM radio". LasVegasWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "Vibe Returns On The Highway To Las Vegas - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "Vibe Returns On The Highway To Las Vegas - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ a b c Vegas, Inc.: "For sale on eBay: Las Vegas-area radio station", January 20, 2012.
- ^ Radio-Info: "For Sale: A Texas radio station – on eBay!", October 30, 2009.[permanent dead link] The eBay entry for this station has since been long-deleted.
- ^ "KXLI Las Vegas Sold; Flips to Exa-FM".
External links
- KXLI in the FCC FM station database
- KXLI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database