KWYX

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KWYX
Frequency 93.5 MHz
BrandingCountry 93.5
Programming
Format Country [1]
Ownership
OwnerCochise Broadcasting LLC
KGRK, KCYA
History
First air date
 2009
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 166051
Class C1
ERP 3,800 watts
HAAT 530 meters (1,740 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°44′28″N106°18′31″W / 42.74111°N 106.30861°W / 42.74111; -106.30861
(atop Casper Mountain)
Links
Public license information
Website kwyx.com

KWYX (93.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Casper, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Cochise Broadcasting LLC. [3]

The station began as a construction permit in 2006. The station received its license to cover on June 5, 2009. It has been a country station its entire life. [4]

In 2017, the FCC found that several stations owned by Cochise Broadcasting were silent, including KWYX. KWYX along with several others were agreed upon to be divested. The stations would've been converted to non-commercial status. [5] Several of the stations in the decision were donated to the University of Wyoming. Cochise was able to keep its Casper stations. [6]

The station transmitter is located on Casper Mountain, south of the city of Casper. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ CDBS Station Search
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KWYX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KWYX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  4. ↑ Ken Fritz, Norah Fritz (2009). The United States Radio Directory. iUniverse. p. 200. ISBN   978-0-595-52328-3.
  5. ↑ "Mandatory Station Divestiture Follows Chronic Silence" (PDF). Pillsbury Antenna. New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters. July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cochise broadcasting to surrender 10 licenses as part of consent decree". Radioinsight.com. May 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Casper Mountain, Wyoming FM/TV". Ubstudios.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.


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