WAKX
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| City | Palm Coast, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Palm Coast |
| Branding | Kix Country 98.7 |
| Slogan | "Today's Hot Country & Your All Time Favorites" |
| Frequency | 98.7 MHz |
| First air date | August 1, 2012 |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 4,000 watts, Stereo |
| HAAT | 99 meters (325 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 183339 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°32′07″N 81°15′50″W / 29.53528°N 81.26389°W |
| Callsign meaning | "Kix" |
| Former callsigns | WPLC (2009-2012)[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Owner |
Flagler County Broadcasting (Flagler Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBHQ, WNZF[2] |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kixcountry987.com |
WAKX (98.7 FM, "KIX Country 98.7") is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Palm Coast, Florida. The station is owned by Flagler County Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by Flagler Broadcasting, LLC. WAKX shares radio studios in Bunnell, Florida, with sister stations WBHQ (92.7 FM) and WNZF (1550 AM).
History
Kix Country 98.7
Ashley Thomas Joyner received the original construction permit for this station from the Federal Communications Commission on December 9, 2009.[3] The new station was assigned the WPLC call sign by the FCC on December 16, 2009.[1] On December 16, 2009, license holder Ashley Thomas Joyner applied to the FCC to transfer the permit to a single shareholder corporation named Joyner Radio, Inc. The move was approved by the FCC on December 29, 2009, and the transaction was consummated on January 4, 2010.[4]
In April 2012, Joyner Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell the still-under-construction station to Flagler County Broadcasting for $301,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 21, 2012, and the transaction was consummated on May 23, 2012.[5][2] The station's call sign was changed to WAKX on June 19, 2012.[1]
On August 1, 2012 at midnight, officially launched with a country music format branded as "Kix Country 98.7".
References
- 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. June 19, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- 1 2 McMillan, Brian (May 27, 2012). "Country music: New radio station approved in Flagler". Palm Coast Observer. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20091016ABO)". FCC Media Bureau. December 9, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BAPH-20091216AAJ)". FCC Media Bureau. December 29, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BAPH-20120404ACP)". FCC Media Bureau. May 21, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
External links
- WAKX official website
- WAKX on Facebook
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WAKX
- Radio-Locator information on WAKX
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WAKX