WPKX

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WPKX
City of license	Enfield, Connecticut
Broadcast area	Springfield, Massachusetts
Branding	Kix 97.9
Slogan	The Pioneer Valley's Country Station
Frequency	97.9 MHz
First air date	1992
Format	Country
ERP	2,200 watts
HAAT	161 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	46965
Callsign meaning	W P KiX
Owner	Clear Channel
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kix979.com

WPKX (97.9 FM, "Kix 97.9") is a Country music formatted radio station licensed to Enfield, CT, and located in Springfield, MA. WPKX first signed on in 1992 and has been Country ever since. The station airs a classic country show on Sunday evenings. "Kix in the Morning" is the station's morning show, and is hosted by Marc Spencer, Shaggy, and Bridget Lynott.

It was owned by SFX Broadcasting in the late 1990s, then Capstar, AMFM owned it briefly before being acquired by Clear Channel in 2000. It is now owned by Clear Channel Communications.

The station has an HD Radio HD-2 station broadcasting Americana music since early-2006.

[edit] External links

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

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