KIXZ-FM

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KIXZ
City of license Spokane, Washington
Broadcast area Spokane, Washington
Branding KIX 96
Slogan "Better Country"
Frequency 96.1 MHz
First air date 1980s
Format Country
ERP 64,000 watts
HAAT 737 meters
Class C
Callsign meaning KIX (Kicks) Branding
Former callsigns KNFR (1980s-2001)
Owner Clear Channel Communications
Webcast Listen Live
Website kix961.com

KIXZ-FM, also known at "KIX 96, Better Country" is a personality and hit driven country music outlet serving the Spokane area of Washington, USA. It is also KDRK's main competitor. It broadcasts at 96.1 MHz with an ERP of 64 kW and is licensed to Opportunity, Washington. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

[edit] History

The station entered the Spokane Country radio wars in the 1980s as KNFR. It has also been through a couple of slogans during the 1990s, which included "K-Frog" and "Kicks" before its call letter change and its modifying of its current slogan in 2001.

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