KXXF

KXXF
City of license	Winnie, Texas
Broadcast area	Beaumont/Port Arthur
Branding	FM 105.3 FREE
Slogan	Free Radio for All of Southeast Texas
Frequency	105.3 MHz
First air date	1989 (as KRTX on 104.9)
Format	Adult hits
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Class	C2
Facility ID	479
Transmitter coordinates	29°49′31″N 94°13′36″W / 29.82528°N 94.22667°W / 29.82528; -94.22667
Callsign meaning	KXXFree
Former callsigns	KRTX (1987–1996) KLTP (1996–1998) KLTO (1998–2004) KPTI (2004–2009) KPTY (2009–2014)
Owner	John Walton (Excel Media, L.L.C.)
Website	freefm.net

KXXF (105.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Winnie, Texas. It began broadcasting in 1989 under the call sign KRTX. KXXF is owned and operated by John Walton's Excel Media, L.L.C.

History

105.3 FM was assigned the call sign KRTX on July 14, 1987. On July 19, 1996, the call sign was changed to KLTP. The call sign was changed to KLTO on August 1, 1998. On November 8, 2004, the call sign was changed to KPTI and the station was now simulcasting sister station KPTY which was broadcasting on 104.9 FM in Deer Park, Texas. The station is under re-construction after being destroyed by Hurricane Ike in September 2008. . On February 28, 2014, Excel Media purchased KPTY from Univision^[1] for a purchase price of $525,000, and changed its call letters to KXXF on March 21, 2014.^[2]

On April 8, 2014, KXXF ended stunting and launched a Texas-focused adult hits format (encompassing country, blues, rock, and classic hits) branded as "105.3 Free".

Previous KPTY stations

Before moving to Texas, The KPTY call sign was used on a Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona-based radio station on 103.9 FM from 1997-2001. That station now operates under KEXX. The KPTY call sign had also been used on KQBU-FM and KAMA-FM in Texas.

References

↑ Marcucci, Carl (March 7, 2014). "KPTY-FM sale closed in Texas". Radio Business Report. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

External links

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Radio-Locator information on KXXF

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