WAKX

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WAKX
Broadcast areaPalm Coast
Frequency 98.7 MHz
BrandingKix Country 98.7
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Flagler County Broadcasting
  • (Flagler Broadcasting, LLC)
WBHQ, WNZF [1]
History
First air date
August 1, 2012
Former call signs
WPLC (2009–2012) [2]
Call sign meaning
"Kix"
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 183339
Class A
ERP 4,000 watts
HAAT 99 meters (325 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 29°32′7″N81°15′50″W / 29.53528°N 81.26389°W / 29.53528; -81.26389
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kixcountry987.com

WAKX (98.7 FM; "Kix Country 98.7") is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Palm Coast, Florida. The station is owned by Flagler County Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by Flagler Broadcasting, LLC. WAKX shares radio studios in Bunnell, Florida, with sister stations WBHQ (92.7 FM) and WNZF (1550 AM).

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History

Ashley Thomas Joyner received the original construction permit for this station from the Federal Communications Commission on December 9, 2009. [4] The new station was assigned the WPLC call sign by the FCC on December 16, 2009. [2] On December 16, 2009, license holder Ashley Thomas Joyner applied to the FCC to transfer the permit to a single shareholder corporation named Joyner Radio, Inc. The move was approved by the FCC on December 29, 2009, and the transaction was consummated on January 4, 2010. [5]

In April 2012, Joyner Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell the still-under-construction station to Flagler County Broadcasting for $301,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 21, 2012, and the transaction was consummated on May 23, 2012. [6] [1] The station's call sign was changed to WAKX on June 19, 2012. [2]

WAKX launched on August 1, 2012, with a country music format branded as "Kix Country 98.7". [7] [8] [9] WAKX received its license to cover from the FCC on August 7, 2012. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 McMillan, Brian (May 27, 2012). "Country music: New radio station approved in Flagler". Palm Coast Observer. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. June 19, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAKX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20091016ABO)". FCC Media Bureau. December 9, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAPH-20091216AAJ)". FCC Media Bureau. December 29, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAPH-20120404ACP)". FCC Media Bureau. May 21, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ Venta, Lance (August 1, 2012). "Kix Country Comes To Palm Coast, FL". Radio Insight. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ "In Country: With Kix 98.7, WNZF Launches Flagler's Fourth Radio Station in Four Years". Flagler Live. July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ McMillan, Brian (August 4, 2012). "Gone Country: J.T. is the voice of the new KIX 98.7". Palm Coast Observer. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-20120723AFR)". FCC Media Bureau. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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