KKXL-FM

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KKXL-FM
City of license	Grand Forks, North Dakota
Broadcast area	Grand Forks-East Grand Forks
Branding	XL93
Slogan	#1 for Today's Best Music
Frequency	92.9 FM (MHz)
First air date	1981 (as KKXL-FM)
Format	Commercial; Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	109 m
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	XL93
Former callsigns	KKDQ (before 1981)
Owner	Clear Channel (Citicasters Licenses, L.P.)
Sister stations	KJKJ, KKXL, KKXL-FM, KQHT, KSNR
Website	http://www.xl93.com/

KKXL-FM (92.9 FM, "XL93") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio (top 40) format serving Grand Forks, North Dakota. It first began broadcasting in the 1970s as KKDQ. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.

Most of the music on XL93 consists of current rap, rock, and pop hits. XL93 also airs several syndicated weekend programs such as American Top 40, Dawson McAllister Live, and Open House Party.

[edit] History

KKXL-FM signed on in 1981 in Grand Forks with a Top 40 format. The station rivaled with now co-owned KQHT "Magic 96" during the late 1980s and 1990s, competed with KYTN "Y95" during the late 1980s, and the short-lived KZLT-FM "More Music 104.3" during 2006 and 2007.

[edit] External links

• XL93 official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KKXL
• Radio Locator information on KKXL

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