KXOS
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| KXOS | |
| City of license | Port Sulphur, Louisiana |
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| Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area |
| Branding | "102-9 and 106-7, Old School & Today's R&B" |
| Frequency | 106.7 (MHz) (Also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1988 |
| Format | Urban AC |
| ERP | 98,000 watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 58395 |
| Owner | Citadel Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister stations | KKND, WDVW, WMTI |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Oldschool 106.7 website |
KXOS, is a radio station serving the New Orleans area. The Citadel Broadcasting Corporation station is licensed to Port Sulphur, Louisiana and broadcasts at 106.7 MHz with an ERP of 98kW. At 3pm on 5/21/08, the station switched to a simulcast of KKND. Currently there nothing has been stated as to the station's future plans.
[edit] History
KXOS, whose previous formats were Gospel, Oldies, Country and Smooth Jazz, was Modern rocker "106.7 The End." from November 1996 to August 29, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck the area and took the station's transmitter off the air. Original jocks on The End were Laura Jones, Rod Ryan and Jason Ginty. Some other notable air personalities to work on the station throughout the years were Denver Crabb, Darren Gauthier, Matt West and Wolfgang.
On January 7, 2006 KXOS returned to the air with its new format, "Rockin' Country 106.7", a move that angered the loyal fans and listeners of 106.7 The End. During this time Scot Spinnato was an on air personality during the day. He was a former member of the Rod Ryan morning show cast.
In early 2007 the station management decided the station was still too alternative so the Rockin was dropped and the station is now "New Country First." The station personalities are Trapper John, Darlas Rai, Chris Clare, Jim Patrick, Jason Peavy, and Chase Adams.
On December 26, 2007 KXOS flipped to "Fresh Country Favorites" 1067 "THE WOLF". The last song as 106-7 KXOS was Kenny Chesney's "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems", while the first song as 106-7 The Wolf was Shania Twain's "You're Still The One.". On May 20, 2008 the station dropped its Country format at 2:50pm with the last country song being Sara Evans " Suds in the bucket and began simulcasting sister station KMEZ with the song "(Olivia)Lost and turned out" by The Whisperers, who will move over to the 106.7 signal from their current home at 102.9, which is expected to pick up a new format soon.
The station has had many callsigns in it's 20 year history including KQLD under the oldies format, KGTR under it's first run as a country station as "106.7 the Gator", KLJZ as "Smooth Jazz 106.7", KKND under it's complete Modern Rock and second runs as a country station, and it's current KXOS broadcasting older Urban AC as "Old School 106.7".
[edit] External links
- KXOS Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KXOS
- Radio Locator information on KXOS
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KXOS
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