KLDE
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| City of license | Lake Jackson, TX |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Branding | 107.5 The New K-HITS |
| Frequency | 107.5 MHz |
| Format | Licensed Class C FM Station |
| Power | 98,000 Watts |
| Callsign meaning | KLDE = OLDiEs |
| Owner | Cox Enterprises |
| Website | 1075khits.com |
KLDE (Houston's 107.5) is a 98,000 watt FM radio station licensed to Lake Jackson, Texas operating at 107.5 MHz.
[edit] History
The station originally signed on in 1986 as classic rock "Z107" with the calls KZFX. The station flipped to alternative rock in late 1994, picking up the call letters KTBZ in 1995 and the moniker "107.5 The Buzz".
The station continued as alternative rock until 2000, when the Clear Channel/AMFM merger went through, causing the new company to spin off two signals. The intellectual property of KLDE "Oldies 94.5" went to Cox Enterprises, along with the 107.5 facility and 97.1 KTHT (then KKTL) as 107.5's northern translator. (KTHT now broadcasts separately as a classic country station.)
[edit] Recent Changes
Since 2000, the station has undergone some changes. Afternoon "boss jock" Barry Kay left in 2004, and in 2005 KLDE dropped any link to "Oldies" whatsoever, playing a mix of classic Top 40 known as classic hits, under the banner "Houston's Greatest Hits of the 60's & 70's." The station was also the first to launch HD digital radio in the Houston market in July of 2005, and the planned HD-2 channel is a mix of pre-1964 oldies that were dropped when the station went all 60's and 70's.
On July 10, 2006, the station changed branding to "Houston's NEW home for the Greatest Hits of the 60's and 70's", calling itself "K-Hits" (and replacing the "KLDE" part of their station logo with "K-Hits"). It did not flip formats, fire all the DJs, or even change call letters, but did fire the morning team, to be replaced by longtime KRBE APD/afternoon DJ Scott Sparks.
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By frequency: 88.1 | 88.7 | 89.3 | 89.7 | 90.1 | 90.5 | 90.9 | 91.5 | 91.7 | 92.1 | 92.9 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 94.5 | 95.7 | 96.5 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 97.5 | 97.9 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 100.3 | 100.7 | 101.1 | 102.1 | 102.9 | 103.3 | 103.7 | 104.1 | 104.9 | 105.3 | 105.7 | 106.5 | 106.9 | 107.5 | 107.9
By callsign: KACC | KBXX | KFNC | KFTG | KHCB | KHJZ | KHMX | KHPT | KILT | KIOL | KIOX | KJIC | KJOJ | KKBQ | KKHT | KKRW | KLDE | KLOL | KLTN | KMJQ | KODA | KOVE | KPFT | KPTI | KPTY | KQBU | KQQK | KRBE | KROI | KSBJ | KTBZ | KTHT | KTJM | KTRU | KTSU | KUHF
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Corporate Management: James C. Kennedy (COB & CEO) | Dennis Berry | Jimmy W. Hayes | Robert C. O'Leary | Timothy W. Hughes | John G. Boyette | Richard J. Jacobson | Alexander V. Netchvolodoff | Preston B. Barnett | Susan W. Coker | Richard D. Huguley | Roberto I. Jimenez | Marybeth Leamer | J. Lacey Lewis | Michael J. Mannheimer | Andrew A. Merdek | Gregory B. Morrison | Robert N. Redella | Deborah E. Ruth | Sanford Schwartz | Alexandria M. Wilson | Patrick J. Esser | Jay R. Smith | Robert F. Niel | Andrew S. Fisher | Dean H. Eisner | Chip Perry |
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Daily Newspapers: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | The Austin American-Statesman | The Dayton Daily News | The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel | The Greenville Daily Reflector | The Longview News-Journal | The Lufkin Daily News | The Marshall News Messenger | The Middletown Journal | The Palm Beach Daily News | The Palm Beach Post | The Rocky Mount Telegram | The Springfield News-Sun | The Waco Tribune-Herald |
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Weekly Newspapers: ¡ahora sí! | The Ayden-Grifton Times-Leader | The Bastrop Advertiser | The Beaufort-Hyde News | The Bertie Ledger-Advance | The Chowin Herald | The Duplin Times | The Fairfield Echo | The Farmville Enterprise | The Florida Pennysaver | The Grand Junction Nickel | The Lake Travis View | LaPalma | Mundo Hispánico | The Mason Pulse-Journal | The North Lake Travis Log | The Oxford Press | Perquimans Weekly | The Pflugerville Pflag | The Robersonville Weekly Herald | The Smithville Times | The Snow Hill Standard Laconic | The Western Star | The Westland Picayune | The Williamston Enterprise |
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Other Assets: AutoTrader.com | Cox Communications | Cox Custom Media | COXnet | Cox News Service | Cox Target Media, Inc. | Dent Wizard | Manheim Auctions | PAGAS Mailing Services | SP Newsprint | Trader Publishing Co. | Valpak | Washington Bureau |
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Radio Stations: KCCN | KCYY | KELZ | KHPT | KINE | KISS | KJSR | KKBQ | KKCM | KKNE | KKYX | KLDE | KONO | KPHW | KRAV | KRMG | KRTR-AM | KRTR-FM | KSMG | KTHT | KWEN | WAPE | WAGG | WALR | WBAB | WBHJ | WBHK | WBLI | WBPT | WBTS | WCFB | WCTZ | WDBO | WDPT | WDUV | WDYL | WEDR | WEZN | WFLC | WFOX | WFYV | WHDR | WHIO | WHKO | WHPT | WHQT | WHTQ | WHZT | WJGL | WJMZ | WKHK | WKLR | WMMO | WMXB | WMXQ | WNCB | WOKV | WPLR | WPOI | WPSB | WPTI | WPYO | WRKA | WSB-AM | WSB-FM | WSFR | WSRV | WSTC / WNLK | WSUN | WVEZ | WWKA | WWRM | WXGL | WZLR | WZZK |
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ABC Network Affiliates: WFTV1 | WSB | WSOC1 |
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Fox Network Affiliates: KFOX | KRXI | KTVU1 | WPGH2 |
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Independent Television Stations: KICU1 | WAXN1 | WRDQ1 |
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1Stations involved in a duopoly. |
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2Cox holds a 10% interest in the station, of which Sinclair Broadcast Group owns the remaining 90%. |
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3Cox operates the station under a local marketing agreement. |
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Annual Revenue: $12.0 billion USD (2005) | Employees: 77,000 | Stock Symbol: Unknown at this time. | Website: www.coxenterprises.com |
