KCHX is a radio station

Radio station

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 that broadcasts a Adult Top 40 format. Licensed to Midland, Texas

Midland, Texas

Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...

, USA

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, it serves the Midland–Odessa metropolitan area

Midland–Odessa metropolitan area

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. The station is owned by ICA Communications.

KCHX's moniker "the basin's at work station - Mix 106.7" can be found at 106.7 on the FM dial.

History

KCHX first premiered in 1988 as "Foxy 106", a Rhythmic station. By 1990 it shifted to Mainstream Top 40, which lasted five years before returning to Rhythmic in late 1995, when it became "Power 106.7." By 1999 KCHX shifted back to Top 40/CHR but for a brief period, as it flipped to Rhythmic Oldies in 2000. By 2002 KCHX switched to its current format. Despite the transfer from Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications

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 to Gap Broadcasting, and then to ICA Communications while it maintained its AC format. Gap Broadcasting sold its entire West Texas cluster to ICA Communications for $3 Million. In 2011 KCHX shifted to Adult Top 40 as it added Hot AC currents to its playlist.