KXIA

Last updated
KXIA
Broadcast areaDes Moines
Frequency 101.1 MHz
BrandingKIX 101.1
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
  • Robert and Colleen Holtan
  • (Trending Media, Inc.)
History
First air date
January 1968
Technical information
Facility ID 40464
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 200 meters (660 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°00′19.6″N92°55′45.8″W / 42.005444°N 92.929389°W / 42.005444; -92.929389
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website http://www.kixweb.com/

KXIA (101.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Country radio format. [1] It is licensed to Marshalltown, Iowa, and serves the Des Moines metropolitan area. The station is currently licensed to Trending Media, Inc. [2]

Contents

KXIA is powered at 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM radio stations in the U.S. The transmitter is located near U.S. Route 30 and South 12th Street in Marshalltown. [3]

History

The station first signed on in January 1968 as KFJB-FM. [4] It was simulcast with co-owned AM 1230 KFJB. The two stations were owned by the Marshall Electric Company. KFJB-FM was powered at only 27,500 watts, a quarter of its current effective radiated power (ERP).

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  2. "KXIA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/KXIA
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-76