KPXR-FM
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| City of license | Opportunity, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Spokane, Washington |
| Branding | Power 96.1 |
| Slogan | Spokane's Most Hit Music |
| Frequency | 96.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | April 1, 1961 (as KZUN-FM) |
| Format | Top 40/CHR |
| ERP | 60,000 watts |
| HAAT | 744 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 60422 |
| Callsign meaning | Pow(X)eR |
| Former callsigns |
KZUN-FM (1961-1982) KKPL (1982-1985) KKPL-FM (1985-1992) KNFR (1992-2001) KIXZ-FM (2001-2013) |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Sister stations | KCDA, KISC, KKZX, KZFS, KQNT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | power961fm.com |
KPXR-FM, also known as "Power 96.1" is a personality and hit driven contemporary hit radio radio station serving the Spokane area of Washington, USA. It broadcasts at 96.1 MHz with an ERP of 60,000 watts and is licensed to Opportunity, Washington. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications.
KPXR-FM also broadcasts in HD, and is streaming live online and through Clear Channel's iheartradio mobile phone application.
Current on-air staff
- Elvis Duran and the Morning Show (6:00-10:00 a.m. weekdays)
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest (10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. weekdays)
- Sophia (host) (2:00-7:00 p.m. weekdays)
- Billy The Kidd (7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. weeknights and 7:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Saturday evenings)
- JoJo Wright (10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Monday/Tuesday-Friday/Saturday and 7:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Sunday evenings)
- Sisanie M (12:00-6:00 a.m. Monday, 1:00-6:00 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., and 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sunday)
- Boy Toy Jesse (2:00-6:00 a.m. Saturday, 12:00-6:00 a.m. Sunday, and 3:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday)
- Trey Morgan (6:00-10:00 a.m. Saturday)
- JJ Kincaid (3:00-7:00 p.m. Saturdays)
- AT 40 (7:00-11:00 a.m.)
Notable former staff
- Jeremy McComb (2003-2004). Currently a country singer, best known for his hit singles "Wagon Wheel", "This Town Needs A Bar", and "Cold One".
History
The station signed on the air in 1961 as KZUN-FM. The station entered the Spokane Country radio wars in 1992 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 to KIXZ-FM and its modifying of its slogan to "Kix 96" in 2001.
On March 23, 2012, the station suddenly switched to Top 40. This caused outrage on the station's Facebook page, where the page owners responded by saying an announcement would be released on the 26th at Noon. The announcement turned out to be a move of the format to KPTQ, located at 1280 AM.
The flip of KIXZ from Country to Top 40 joins an already crowded current-based music field in Spokane: KZBD (Top 40), KZZU-FM (Adult Top 40), KEZE (Rhythmic), and KGZG-FM (Rhythmic) are the station's current competitors.
On September 20, 2013 KIXZ-FM rebranded as "Power 96.1". On September 27, 2013 KIXZ-FM changed their call letters to KPXR-FM.
Previous Logo
(KIXZ-FM's logo under previous "Hits 96.1" branding)
External links
- Power 96.1's website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KPXR
- Radio-Locator information on KPXR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KPXR
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Coordinates: 47°34′12″N 117°04′59″W / 47.570°N 117.083°W