KPLX

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KPLX
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City of license Fort Worth, Texas
Broadcast area Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Branding 99.5 The Wolf
Frequency 99.5 MHz (Also on HD Radio)
99.5 HD2 for New CHR
First air date 1962 as KXOL
Format Modern Country
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 511 meters
Class C
Facility ID 54675
Callsign meaning K-Plex (Former station name) or MetroPLeX
Former callsigns KXOL (1962-1968), KCWM (1968-1971), KXOL (1971-1974)
Affiliations ABC
Owner Cumulus Broadcasting
(KPLX LICO, Inc.)
Sister stations KDBN, KKLF, KLIF, KTCK/KTDK
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.995thewolf.com

KPLX, branded as 99.5 The Wolf, is a country music radio station transmitting on 99.5 FM, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. The station first started out with a Middle-of-the-Road music format in 1974, then it was changed to a country station in 1980. They have been The Wolf since 1998. Before that they named the station "K-Plex 99.5". Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas. KPLX has won numerous awards, including nods from the CMA, ACM, RAB Marconi Awards, Billboard/R&R and Radio Music Awards.

KPLX also broadcasts an HD Radio subchannel at KPLX-HD2. This HD subchannel, branded as Vibe 99.5 is a New CHR format.




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