KATX

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KATX
City Eastland, Texas
Broadcast area Eastland/Ranger, Texas
Frequency 97.7 MHz
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Classic hits
Ownership
OwnerTerry Slavens
(For the Love of the Game Broadcasting, LLC)
KWBY-FM (98.5 FM)
History
First air date
1987 (as KEAS-FM)
Former call signs
KEAS-FM (1987-2000) [1]
Call sign meaning
K-All-TeXas
Technical information
Facility ID 71352
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 62 meters (203 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°23′47″N98°46′26″W / 32.39639°N 98.77389°W / 32.39639; -98.77389
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website katxradio.com

KATX (97.7 FM) is an American radio station with a classic hits format licensed to and serving the area around Eastland, Texas. The station's broadcast license is currently held by Terry Slavens, through licensee For the Love of the Game Broadcasting, LLC.

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KATX celebrated 25 years as an FM broadcast station in 2013. The license for 97.7 FM was established in January 1988 and launched playing Top 40 Country with a mix of traditional country, local news, sports, community events and the "Bargain Box".

KATX is staffed by general manager Terry Slavens, news and senior broadcaster Mike Cockburn, Operations Manager Stace Gaddy and Blakeney French Hodges.

The station is a former affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys radio network. [2]

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References

  1. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  2. "Dallas Cowboys on Radio". DallasCowboys.com.