KHYZ

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KHYZ
Broadcast area Mojave Desert
Frequency 99.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingVibe 99.7
Programming
Format Dance
Subchannels HD2: Hot AC "Highway Vibe" (KRXV/KHWY)
HD3: Financial news and talk "Bloomberg West"
Ownership
Owner
  • Richard Heftel
  • (Heftel Broadcasting Company LLC)
History
First air date
February 5, 1980;44 years ago (1980-02-05)
Former call signs
KXVR (1979–1992)
Call sign meaning
HighwaYZ(s)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 34555
Class B
ERP 8,400 watts
HAAT 695 meters (2,280 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°29′27″N115°33′27″W / 35.49083°N 115.55750°W / 35.49083; -115.55750 (KRXV)
Repeater(s) See § Repeaters
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.vibefm.vegas

KHYZ (99.7 FM) is a radio station, licensed to Mountain Pass, California. It broadcasts a dance radio format branded as Vibe 99.7. The station is owned by Richard Heftel's Heftel Broadcasting Company, with studios in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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History

The station originally launched in 1980 as KXVR, as part of a simulcast with KRXV in Yermo that sought to provide coverage along the Mojave Desert corridor of Interstate 15. The stations' format would primarily target drivers traveling to Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada from California, with a mix of music and travelers' information, and advertising for resorts, events, and attractions. Morning programming would target Barstow instead. [2]

In June 1992, KXVR changed its call letters to KHYZ. In June 2002, KHYZ moved from 99.5 FM to 99.7 FM, and decreased in power to 8,400 watts.

In June 2009, KHYZ added a booster signal in Las Vegas to improve its coverage in the city itself. KHYZ later relocated its main transmitter and increased the power to 50,000 Watts.

On October 5, 2023, KHYZ broke away from the Highway Vibe trimulcast (which by then was carrying an hot adult contemporary format), and flipped to dance radio as Vibe 99.7. The new format is programmed by the former staff of KGHD-LD Acid 87.7 (which concurrently relaunched its own dance format with new management). [3] KRXV and KHWY continue to air on 99.7 via an HD Radio subchannel

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KHYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Scott Fybush (April 2005). "Radio on the Road to Las Vegas". RWOnline. Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2007-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Double The Dance With Brand Changes In Las Vegas". RadioInsight. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-11-25.