KPUR-FM

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KPUR-FM
KPUR 95.7Armadillo logo.png
City Claude, Texas
Broadcast area Amarillo metropolitan area
Frequency 95.7 MHz
BrandingTexas Country 95.7, The Armadillo
Programming
Format Texas Country
Affiliations Dallas Cowboys
Texas Tech Football
Ownership
Owner Cumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
KNSH, KARX, KPUR, KQIZ, KZRK-FM
History
First air date
1991;30 years ago (1991) (as KARX)
Former call signs
KQXB (8/1991–9/1991, CP)
KARX (1991–2018)
Technical information
Facility ID 33448
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 119 meters (390 ft)
Links
Webcast click "play" button at bottom of website
Website 957kpur.com

KPUR-FM (95.7 FM, "Texas Country 95.7, The Armadillo") is a radio station serving the Amarillo, Texas, area with a country format. This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media. Its studios are located at the Amarillo Building downtown on Polk Street, and its transmitter tower is based southeast of Amarillo in unincorporated Randall County.

The station is an affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys radio network. [1]

On January 15, 2018, the then-KARX switched frequencies with KPUR-FM and changed its name from "Nash Icon 95.7" to "Texas Country 95.7, The Armadillo". [2] The stations swapped call signs on January 24, 2018, with KARX picking up the KPUR-FM call sign.

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References

  1. "Dallas Cowboys on Radio". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  2. Cumulus Amarillo Country Pair To Swap Frequencies

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