KHMX-FM

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KHMX
City of license	Houston, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater Houston
Branding	"Mix 96.5"
Slogan	Houston's Best Mix
Frequency	96.5 (MHz) 96.5 HD-2 Top 40/CHR
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Power	97,000 Watts
Callsign meaning	K Houston's MiX 96.5
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	www.khmx.com

KHMX-FM (MIX 96.5), is a Hot AC (Adult Top 40) station in Houston, Texas. Its transmitter is located in Missouri City, Texas.

Previously serving as Houston's third CHR/top 40 station under the KNRJ callsign as "Energy 96.5" from 1988 to 1990, the station ran a distant third place behind KKBQ and KRBE. In July of 1990, during its moring show, KNRJ made the announcement it would flip to an Alternative Rock format effective immediately, even having the jocks playing clips of the songs they would be throwing out, you could even hear cds being thown into a trash can. It was only a smokescreen that lasted approximately a month while a new format was "constructed".

At 7am on July 18, 1990, KNRJ stopped playing music and began a 48 hour long sound of a ticking clock, playing a time check every 15 minutes of the remaining time until the launch.

At 7am, July 20, 1990, the ticking stopped and a classroom-like roll call with the names of local radio programmers was heard. The "teacher" asked the class to start their tape recorders and take notes as class was about to begin. KHMX Houston, The New Mix 96.5 - More Music, More Variety, A Better Mix was born.

KHMX was the first successful Mix station to go on the air; future Mix stations launched in other cities are modeled after KHMX.

KHMX used to broadcast nationwide on XM Satellite Radio from 2001 to the end of 2003, in the same vein as satellite superstations such as WTBS. In 2004, all XM music channels went commercial free, and KHMX was replaced with a unique-to-XM Mix channel, retaining the same format. Since then, Clear Channel has regained the right to air commercials on their XM music channels. Mix now carries commercials, but is still exclusive to XM. It has also since changed formats to adult hits.

Contents 1 Current DJs and schedule 2 Notable Past Disc Jockeys include 3 Competitors 4 Callsign & Moniker History 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Current DJs and schedule

• Sam Malone and the Morning Show (6a-9a)
  • Sam Malone host (formerly of KRBE)
  • Michele Fisher co-host (formerly of KRBE)
  • Natalie traffic
  • Hunter Greene on the streets
  • Jay Rodriguez executive producer

• Middays (9a-2p)
  • Kat Cortez

• Afternoons (2p-7p)
  • Keith Scott

• Nights (7p-Mid)
  • vacant

• Overnights (Mid-5:30a)
  • vacant

• Weekends
  • Radio with a Twist (Saturdays 10p-Mid)
  • American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest (Sundays 6a-10a)
  • The Hit List with Randy Jackson (Sundays 6p-9p)

[edit] Notable Past Disc Jockeys include

• Ryan Chase [1] (currently on KRBE) - January 2003-September 2005
• Roula Christie [2] (currently on KRBE) - January 2003-September 2005
• Producer Eric Rowe [3] (currently on KRBE) - March 2003-September 2005
• Larry Moon (currently on KSTP-FM)
• Shelby Sweeney
• Emma Villanueva
• Lori Bradley formerly of KRBE [4]
• Paul Christy [5] formerly of KRBE; (currently on KHTC)
• Dominique Sachse (currently on KPRC-TV)
• Susan Lennon formerly of KPRC-TV; (currently on KUSI-TV)
• Kelly Ryan (currently on KHPT)
• Rick O'Brian formerly of KHPT(currently on KDMX)
• Dave E. Crockett formerly of KKBQ
• Louis Cruise (currently on KMXP)
• Sharyl Vaughn
• Matt Cain (currently at WQSM, Q98)
• Jake Redman (currently with Sirius Satellite Radio)
• Cindy Spicer (currently on KUSS)
• Rosie Chance formerly of KKBQ then KRBE
• Melanie Taylor [6]
• Bridget Taylor (currently on KAMX)
• John Prince
• Dave Summers
• Larry Davis formerly of KRBE then KHPT
• Kurt Kelly
• John Paul West (aka Boomer) formerly of KKBQ
• Prebble Quinn (aka Prebble McLaughlin)
• Ann Duran (currently on WLHK)

[edit] Competitors

• KRBE-FM 104.1 KRBE
• KTBZ-FM 94.5 The Buzz

[edit] Callsign & Moniker History

• KXYZ -
• KAUM - (Love 96 1/2)
• KSRR - 1980 (Star 97, 97 Rock)
• KKHT - 10/15/1986 (Hit 96.5, 96.5 KKHT)
• KNRJ - 8/4/1989 (Energy 96, Energy 96.5)

[edit] References

• houstonpress.com | News | Mix Master

[edit] External links

• Houston's MIX 96.5
• Debut TV commercial for MIX 96.5
• Listen to the launch of KHMX!
• KNRJ Legal ID/1990
• KHMX Legal ID/2006