KCXX
Encyclopedia
KCXX is a commercial radio station
licensed to Lake Arrowhead, California
, broadcasting to the Riverside
-San Bernardino, California
-Ontario, California
, area since February 2, 1995. KCXX airs an alternative rock
music format. It is owned by All-Pro Broadcasting, a corporation headed by Pro Football Hall of Fame
member Willie Davis, who also owns several other businesses.
with a beautiful music
format to represent the rapidly growing Riverside-San Bernardino radio market's full potential. The signal was strong enough to reach the Coachella Valley
, Palm Springs
, the Morongo Basin
and the Victor Valley areas.
In 1984, KBON changed to an adult contemporary format under the name K-104.
In 1987, KBON again changed formats to traditional oldies
.
On September 1, 1992, KBON became KCKC-FM making 103.9 a full AM/FM simulcast with KCKC-AM 1350 AM. KCKC-AM had been broadcasting in San Bernardino for 25 years (from 1966 to 1992) with a country music
format.
On October 31, 1993, KCKC-FM became KABE as it changed to a simulcast of another 103.9 FM KACE which broadcasted to the nearby Los Angeles area. Covering most of Los Angeles and the Inland Empire
, the simulcast briefly experimented with a hip hop/R&B
format as V103.9.
On October 2, 1994, KABE became KAEV following the political and social backlash against hip-hop music. The owners of the station announced an outright prohibition of several derogatory words on air and shifted to a "Positive Urban" format. However, this lowered ratings significantly and on February 6, 1995 KAEV became KCXX and ended its simulcast with KACE.
The first song played on KCXX was "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Lake Arrowhead, California
Lake Arrowhead, California
Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, within the San Bernardino National Forest, adjacent to Lake Arrowhead Reservoir...
, broadcasting to the Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
-San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
-Ontario, California
Ontario, California
Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area...
, area since February 2, 1995. KCXX airs an alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
music format. It is owned by All-Pro Broadcasting, a corporation headed by Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
member Willie Davis, who also owns several other businesses.
History of 103.9 FM
In 1978, 103.9 signed on as KBONKBON
KBON is a radio station broadcasting an Americana format, deeply rooted in the music of south Louisiana, including swamp pop, zydeco, and cajun-french music mixed in with some traditional oldies, country-western, and R&B music...
with a beautiful music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
format to represent the rapidly growing Riverside-San Bernardino radio market's full potential. The signal was strong enough to reach the Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley is a large valley landform in Southern California. The valley extends for approximately 45 miles in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the saltwater Salton Sea, the largest lake in California...
, Palm Springs
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
, the Morongo Basin
Morongo Basin
The Morongo Basin is located centrally in the southern portion of the state of California in the United States. The Morongo basin is part of the Inland Empire metropolitan statistical area, the 13th largest in the United States. Joshua Tree National Park lies within the basin. The basin stretches...
and the Victor Valley areas.
In 1984, KBON changed to an adult contemporary format under the name K-104.
In 1987, KBON again changed formats to traditional oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
.
On September 1, 1992, KBON became KCKC-FM making 103.9 a full AM/FM simulcast with KCKC-AM 1350 AM. KCKC-AM had been broadcasting in San Bernardino for 25 years (from 1966 to 1992) with a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format.
On October 31, 1993, KCKC-FM became KABE as it changed to a simulcast of another 103.9 FM KACE which broadcasted to the nearby Los Angeles area. Covering most of Los Angeles and the Inland Empire
Inland Empire (California)
The Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...
, the simulcast briefly experimented with a hip hop/R&B
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
format as V103.9.
On October 2, 1994, KABE became KAEV following the political and social backlash against hip-hop music. The owners of the station announced an outright prohibition of several derogatory words on air and shifted to a "Positive Urban" format. However, this lowered ratings significantly and on February 6, 1995 KAEV became KCXX and ended its simulcast with KACE.
The first song played on KCXX was "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails.