WBKX

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WBKX
WBKX logo.png
Broadcast area Western New York
Jamestown NY area
Frequency 96.5 MHz
Branding"Kix Country 96.5 and 100.3"
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Today's Best Country
ABC Radio
Buffalo Bills Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerChadwick Bay Broadcasting
WDOE
History
First air date
pre-1989
Former call signs
WCQA (to 2000)
Call sign meaning
W B KiX
Technical information
Class WBKX: A
W262BX: D
ERP WBKX: 1,400 watts
W262BX: 250 watts
HAAT WBKX: 209 meters
W262BX: -10 meters
Translator(s) 100.3 MHz (W262BX)
Links
Webcast
Website wbkxcountry.com

WBKX (96.5 FM) is a radio station that is based in Dunkirk, New York and also broadcasts at 100.3 FM (via translator W262BX) in Jamestown, New York. The station, along with WDOE, is owned by Alan Bishop.

The station broadcasts a country music format at 96.5 MHz in Dunkirk and 100.3 MHz in Jamestown and is branded as "Kix Country." The station broadcasts a local morning show hosted by Tony Lynn. Other dayparts use the Local Radio Network 24-hour country format.

The station was originally known as WCQA, 96.5 "The Bull," also under a country format. Said format was adopted after the demise of the station's longtime country outlet, WBUZ. (Shortly before WBUZ's end, WCQA submitted a petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move to the Jamestown, New York suburb of Falconer; however, it was rescinded when WBUZ failed, leaving Dunkirk with WCQA as the lone commercial radio station.) However, after 2000, the station shifted to a satellite adult contemporary format from ABC and changed their branding to "96 Kix". After a few years, and numerous complaints, WBKX decided to revert to the country format in 2006. In 2009, WBKX began simulcasting at 100.3 FM to make a big competition in Jamestown competing with WHUG "My Country 101.9".

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