KKYX
Encyclopedia
KKYX is a classic country music
radio station
owned by Cox Radio
. It is licensed to
, and headquartered in, San Antonio, Texas
. The station also carries play-by-play of the San Antonio Missions
of the Texas League
(Minor League Baseball
). KKYX has been a country station for 40 years, beginning in the early 1970's.
KKYX morning personality Jerry King is also a member of the Country DJ Hall Of Fame.
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...
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...
owned by Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
. It is licensed to
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
, and headquartered in, San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. The station also carries play-by-play of the San Antonio Missions
San Antonio Missions
The San Antonio Missions are a minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres major-league club. The Missions play in Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, located in San Antonio...
of the Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
(Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
). KKYX has been a country station for 40 years, beginning in the early 1970's.
KKYX morning personality Jerry King is also a member of the Country DJ Hall Of Fame.
On-air personalities
- Jerry KingJerry KingJerry King is a cartoonist. He has received the National Cartoonist Society Magazine Gag Cartoon Award for 2001 and was nominated for their Gag Cartoon Award and Magazine Gag Cartoon Award for 2002....
(Mornings) - Tino Esquivel (Overnights)
- Larry Marble (Down On The Farm - ag program)
- Bro. Alex Alvarez (Sunday Morning Gospel Show)