KTCX-FM
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KTCX is an Urban Contemporary
formatted radio station in Beaumont, Texas. It serves the entire Golden Triangle and is owned by Cumulus Media
.
KTCX "Magic 102.5" was launched in 1998 based on its current format. Because it is the market's only Urban-formatted station of any kind, it plays a variety of Hip Hop
, R&B, Soul
, Old School
, and Gospel music to cater to all African American
demographics including the Mainstream
audience to the Adult
audience, thus making it one the highest rated stations (sometimes #1) in the Triangle. It is the home of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner
Morning Show. However, KTCX was originally an Urban AC station playing R&B and Old School only through "The Touch," a subsidiary of the ABC Radio Network. That was till 2001 when it redirected its format and added Hip Hop product to the playlist as most Hip Hop listeners had to rely on out of town Houston station KBXX
for it beforehand.
The station and its branding is not to be confused with Houston R&B station KMJQ
"Majic 102.1", which rebranded from "Majic 102" to avoid it.
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
formatted radio station in Beaumont, Texas. It serves the entire Golden Triangle and is owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.
KTCX "Magic 102.5" was launched in 1998 based on its current format. Because it is the market's only Urban-formatted station of any kind, it plays a variety of Hip Hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, R&B, Soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, Old School
Old school
In slang, old school can refer to anything that is from an earlier era. Old school refers to something that is fairly old and not very recent. Depending on the context and intent, the term can imply a high regard or respect, or be a pejorative...
, and Gospel music to cater to all African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
demographics including the Mainstream
Mainstream Urban
Mainstream Urban is a term used to describe a radio format similar to an Urban Contemporary format. The format differentiates itself due to two factors: playlist composition and target demographic...
audience to the Adult
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
audience, thus making it one the highest rated stations (sometimes #1) in the Triangle. It is the home of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner
Tom Joyner
Thomas "Tom" Joyner is an American radio host, host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and also founder of REACH Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.-Early life:...
Morning Show. However, KTCX was originally an Urban AC station playing R&B and Old School only through "The Touch," a subsidiary of the ABC Radio Network. That was till 2001 when it redirected its format and added Hip Hop product to the playlist as most Hip Hop listeners had to rely on out of town Houston station KBXX
KBXX
KBXX is a Houston-based radio station with an urban contemporary musical format. It is owned by Radio One. Its transmitter is located in Missouri City, Texas. 97.9 The Box is currently the only station that plays hip hop and modern R&B music in the Greater Houston area after the demise of KPTY in...
for it beforehand.
The station and its branding is not to be confused with Houston R&B station KMJQ
KMJQ
KMJQ, "Majic 102.1" is a Houston radio station with an urban adult contemporary musical format. It is owned by Radio One.-History:The station originally went on-the-air in 1961 as KAJC-FM with studios and transmitter in Alvin, Texas, a Houston suburb...
"Majic 102.1", which rebranded from "Majic 102" to avoid it.