KXLX

KXLX
City Airway Heights, Washington
Broadcast area Spokane, Washington
Branding ESPN Spokane
Frequency 700 kHz
First air date 1983
Format Sports radio
Power 10,000 watts (day)
600 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 30036
Transmitter coordinates 47°36′31.00″N 117°22′25.00″W / 47.6086111°N 117.3736111°W / 47.6086111; -117.3736111
Former callsigns KTMI (1983-1985)
KZUN (1985-1986)
KMJY (1986-2004)
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Owner Morgan Murphy Media / Spokane Television Group
(QueenB Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations KEZE, KHTQ, KXLY, KXLY-FM, KXLY-TV, KXMN-LP, KVNI, KZZU-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website 700espn.com

KXLX (700 AM) is a radio station licensed to Airway Heights, Washington and broadcasting to the Spokane area. The Morgan Murphy Media station broadcasts at 10 kW day/600 W night pattern. KXLX is also the home of the Spokane Shock arena football, Eastern Washington Eagles football, and Seattle Mariners baseball network. KXLX also serves as part of a simulcast with sister station KVNI.

History

According to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) application and license renewal information, KXLX's license was transferred from KMJY 700 which had been broadcasting from Newport, Washington since 9 June 1986. KMJY was owned and operated by James and Helen Stargel. The call signs for this station before KMJY were KZUN and KTMI. Another Spokane area station used the call sign KZUN from 1955 to 1985 on 630 kHz. This station was licensed to Opportunity, Washington.

The FCC records also show that KXLX began broadcasting on 700 on February 27, 2004. The station is an all-sports station and is part of the ESPN Radio network.

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