KIOX-FM

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KIOX-FM
96-country-logo.jpg
Broadcast area El Campo, Texas
Wharton, Texas
Frequency 96.1 MHz
Branding96 Country
Programming
Format country
Ownership
Owner
  • David Rowell
  • (Bay and Beyond Broadcasting LLC)
KKHA, KBBB
History
First air date
January 14, 1999 (as KGUL)
Former call signs
KGUL (1998–2006)
KEZB (2006–2008) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 27226
Class C3
ERP 13,000 watts
HAAT 139 meters
Transmitter coordinates
29°06′05″N96°27′19″W / 29.10139°N 96.45528°W / 29.10139; -96.45528
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.96country.com

KIOX-FM (96.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Edna, Texas. The station also serves the El Campo, Wharton County, Texas, Jackson County, Texas and Matagorda Country, Texas areas. Since June 2022, it has been owned by David Rowell, through licensee Bay and Beyond Broadcasting, LLC. KIOX-FM airs a Classic Country music format.

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History

The 96.1 facility in Edna was applied for and granted in 1996. It received the call sign of KGUL in 1998, prior to its January 1999 launch. The facility was originally owned by Hill Country Radio, and has since been owned by La Grange Broadcasting, Buckalew Media, & Fort Bend Broadcasting. Globecom Media purchased KIOX-FM in January 2014, and then sold the station together with their other station, KKHA, on to Bay and Beyond Broadcasting in June 2022.

The station was granted the KIOX-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 2008, effectively returning the longtime heritage call sign to El Campo and the rest of Wharton County where it had resided on 96.9 FM since 1990 and at 1270 AM since 1957. [1]

KIOX-FM maintains local studios in downtown El Campo, at 107 E Monseratte St, El Campo 77437, and has a satellite studio at 3000 Wyatt Ave in Bay City, TX 77414. Both facilities are shared with their two sister stations, KKHA and KBBB.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.