KAOX is an American

United States

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 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Kemmerer, Wyoming

Kemmerer, Wyoming

Kemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of...

. It primarily broadcasts an adult contemporary music format, but occasionally broadcasts local high school football

High school football

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 and basketball

Basketball

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 games from Kemmerer as well. Prior to mid-2006, the station was locally programmed and music was not satellite fed as it is today. KAOX would also broadcast ABC News

ABC News

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 at the top of each hour, followed by local weather. KAOX has two sister stations KMER

Kmer

Kmer may refer to:* Khmer people, mostly in Cambodia.* KMER AM radio station in Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA....

 940 AM, which is also from Kemmerer, and KDWY

KDWY

KDWY is an American FM radio station broadcasting on 105.3 MHz FM and is licensed to Diamondville, Wyoming. It primarily broadcasts a country music format, but occasionally broadcasts local high school football and basketball games from Kemmerer or Diamondville as well...

 105.3 FM, which is licensed to Diamondville

Diamondville, Wyoming

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Signal

KAOX broadcasts from a tower located northeast of Kemmerer, and with its 13,500 watt

Watt

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 signal, covers much of southwestern Wyoming. The station identifies itself as "The X" and mentions the towns of Evanston

Evanston, Wyoming

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, Rock Springs

Rock Springs, Wyoming

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, and Green River

Green River, Wyoming

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 when it plays it station identification. The towns in question can hear KAOX fairly clear. A good car radio can be used to receive KAOX in Rock Springs. The station can also be heard in parts of northern Utah

Utah

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 and southeastern Idaho

Idaho

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, with a good radio, or a car stereo.

Music

KAOX has satellite fed music from a network identifying itself as SAM

S.A.M.: Simply About Music

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, or Simply About Music. The format originates from Dial Global

Dial Global

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, an independent radio network. SAM is similar to the jockless format of Jack FM

Jack FM

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. KAOX is owned by Simmons Media, which also operates nearby KJQN

KJQN

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 which is Jack FM for Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah

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