KCFX

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KCFX
Broadcast area Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Frequency 101.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding101 The Fox
Programming
Format Classic rock
Subchannels HD2: KCMO simulcast (News/talk)
HD3: Air1 (Worship music)
HD4: WHB simulcast (Sports radio)
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KCHZ, KCJK, KCMO, KCMO-FM, KMJK
History
First air date
 1974 (as KIEE at 100.7)
Former call signs
KIEE (1974-1983)
Former frequencies
100.7 MHz (1974-1990)
Call sign meaning
Kansas City's The FoX
Technical information
Facility ID 27021
Class C0
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 335 meters (1,099 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°1′20.00″N94°30′49.00″W / 39.0222222°N 94.5136111°W / 39.0222222; -94.5136111
Translator(s) HD3: 107.9 K300CH (Lee's Summit)
HD4: 103.7 K279BI (Kansas City, MO)
Links
Webcast Listen Live or
Listen Live iHeart
Website 101thefox.net

KCFX (101.1 FM, "101 The Fox") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to the suburb of Harrisonville, Missouri, it serves the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. The station's studios are located in Overland Park, Kansas, and the transmitter is in Kansas City’s East Side.

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History

Playing country and MOR since its inception in 1974, the original call sign was KIEE until changing to KCFX on December 21, 1983. The new album rock format coincided with a signal improvement to 100 kW. [1] In 1985, KCFX developed the current "Fox" format in 1985, becoming one of the first classic rock stations in the country. [2] On September 8, 1990, KCFX swapped frequencies with KMZU in Carrollton, jumping from 100.7 MHz to 101.1 in order to provide a stronger signal to cover the Kansas City area. They played a blend of artists from the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. In recent years they have started playing some hits from the 1990s by artists like Bruce Springsteen and Scorpions, as well as Collective Soul, Stone Temple Pilots, and Metallica, among others. This comes after years of billing themselves as only playing 1970s rock with some 1960s and 1980s. As the years wore on, they added more 1980s. The station carried The Bob & Tom Show from March 13, 2006 to February 9, 2007 as its morning drive program. A new local morning show featuring former KYYS voices Larry Moffit and Frankie (formerly middays) replaced that show. On January 11, 2008, longtime rival rocker KYYS changed formats (and call letters to KBLV), prompting KCFX to change its slogan to "Kansas City's Only Classic Rock Station."

In October 2008, Cumulus Media had massive layoffs to its stations across the country. Among those released were KCFX morning team Moffit and Frankie. In March 2009, Slacker, longtime heritage Classic Rock DJ from Kansas City, was installed as the KCFX morning show weekdays from 5 am to 9 am. Program Director Chris Hoffman took over at middays from 9 am to 2 pm, and longtime heritage Classic Rock DJ Skid Roadie aired on the drive home evenings from 2 pm to 7 pm. [3] In 2013, Dan McClintock replaced Chris Hoffman as Program Director. [4] In 2020, Dave Hill became the program director. [5]

In May 2021, longtime afternoon host Skid Roadie retired. [6]

Beginning with the 1990 NFL season, KCFX was the longtime flagship station for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League, one of the first broadcast agreements where an NFL team associated with an FM station rather than a traditional AM radio station. On December 5, 2019, it was announced that Entercom's WDAF-FM (106.5) would become the new flagship of the Chiefs radio network with the start of the 2020 season, ending KCFX's 30-year association with the team. [7] The last game broadcast by KCFX was the team's victory in Super Bowl LIV.

In April 2024, longtime host Brian "Slaker" Adams died from acute myeloid leukemia. [8] He would be replaced by his longtime friend (and former colleague) Doug Medlock. [9]

KCFX-HD2

On March 18, 2010, KCFX-HD2 signed on with mainstream rock as "103.7 The Dam" (in reference to new FM translator K279BI 103.7 FM). On April 29, 2012, KCFX-HD2 and K279BI changed formats to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted KCMO 710 AM. [10] On December 3, 2024, K279BI changed from HD2 to HD4.

KCFX-HD3

KCFX-HD3 is an affiliate of the Educational Media Foundation's Air1 Christian radio network. Prior to May 2019, the station was previously known as "107.9 The Fountain" (in reference to FM translator K300CH 107.9 FM). [11]

KCFX-HD4

On December 3, 2024, Union Broadcasting began leasing KCFX-HD4 and K279BI from Cumulus to simulcast 810 WHB, in response to Audacy's action in August 2024 to add an FM simulcast of 610 KCSP on 96.5 KRBZ, changing the callsigns of both to KFNZ & KFNZ-FM. [12] It was announced on December 11th that it would officially begin at 6 AM on December 12th. [13]

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  3. ↑ "KCFX FM / 101.1 THE FOX Overview" (PDF). Cumulus Kansas City. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dan McClintock Moves From Toledo To Program Cumulus/KC Stations". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dave Hill Joins KCFX Kansas City As Program Director" . Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Skid Roadie To Retire From KCFX" . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Kerkhoff, Blair (5 December 2019). "Chiefs flagship radio station and broadcast partner moving on the dial in 2020". Kansas City Star . Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Radio Remembers KCFX Afternoon Host Brian 'Slacker' Adams". RadioInsight. 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  9. ↑ "Doug Medlock Returns To KCFX". RadioInsight. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  10. ↑ Venta, Lance (April 30, 2012). "710 KCMO Kansas City Adds FM Simulcast". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  11. ↑ "107.9 The Fountain". 107.9 The Fountain.
  12. ↑ "WHB Comes To FM". RadioInsight. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  13. ↑ "Sports Radio 810 WHB announces plans to simulcast programming on 103.7FM". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
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