KIXQ is 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...

 formatted radio station

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 in Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...

, and is owned by the Zimmer Radio, Inc.

Zimmer Radio, Inc.

Zimmer Radio, Inc. is a radio broadcasting company that owns and operates 6 radio stations with studios Joplin,, Missouri.* KIXQ-FM 102.5, Country* KSYN-FM 92.5,, Top 40* KJMK-FM 93.9, Adult contemporary* KXDG-FM 97.9, Classic rock...

 It is the third radio station in the four-state area to multicast in HD Radio

HD Radio

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KIXQ is simulcast on HD-1 KZRG

KZRG

KZRG is an AM radio station broadcasting from Joplin, Missouri, and assigned to frequency 1310 kHz. KZRG also broadcasts on 102.9 FM frequency, with the FM frequency being covered by the K275BD translator license...

is simulcated on HD-2.

KIXQ was part of the family-owned Zimmer Radio Group. The stations were sold in July 2007 to James Zimmer and he created a new company called Zimmer Radio, Inc.

At one time in the early 90's it had the calls WMBH and was branded CD 102.5. Also for a while simulcasted KIX 94 on KAT(KJKT)102.5