KXOR-FM
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KXOR-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a classic rock
format. Licensed to Thibodaux, Louisiana
, USA, the station is currently owned by Sunburst Media-Louisiana, LLC.
The station serves the Houma/Thibodaux
metropolitan area of Southeastern Louisiana
AM. The station was sold in 1973 to Joseph Costello III, owner at the time of WRNO-FM
and later on WRNO worldwide who switched the callsign to KXOR and formatted the station in his years of ownership as a rock station and lastly as a country station branded as "LA Country 106" before being sold upon his death to Guaranty Broadcasting of Baton Rouge in 1997 who promptly flipped the format to classic rock
branded as "Eagle 106.3" so as not to compete with sister station KCIL
. The station was sold as part of a cluster of stations in 2006 to Sunburst Media-Louisiana LLC. who updated the playlist to include newer rock than previously heard transforming the station into a Mainstream rock format. In November 2009, the radio company brought in Los Angeles radio consultant and music producer "Mighty Mike Quinn" who took over as Vice President of Programming. Quinn upped the quality standards for the New Orleans/Houma Louisiana stations adding new out of market personnel. The station branding for KXOR was changed to "The Worldwide K-Rock" (that was also voice-imaged by Mighty Mike Quinn) with a newer, more Modern Rock playlist dropping most of the old 1980s rock that was part of their previous and played-out playlist. K-Rock quickly became a most popular radio station in Louisiana because of the overwhelming promotions coupled with modern witty and clever imaging. In the U.S. K-Rock FM 106.3 became popular on a national scale as Quinn's programming broke open new artists and bands first and on a scale that beat most all to the punch. At one point Mike Quinn could be heard on four different radio stations per day, having four full-time live air-shifts in the cluster that would carry his voice as a radio show host over most of the state of Louisiana. The significants is in Quinn's 7-day a week work schedule that included live remote radio broadcasts, on-air shifts, and then music producing at night and song writing. Some producing works included albums that were to be for New Orleans based music mogul Master P and No Limit Records. In late 2010 Mighty Mike Quinn's contract ended and he retreated with his fiancé (Model and Radio Host) Viny Star back to Santa Monica, Ca.
On March 1, 2011 KXOR-FM changed their format to classic rock, branded as "LA 106.3 Rock Hits Radio".
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...
broadcasting a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format. Licensed to Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux is a small city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,431 at the 2000 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux...
, USA, the station is currently owned by Sunburst Media-Louisiana, LLC.
The station serves the Houma/Thibodaux
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metropolitan Area
The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Acadiana region of southern Louisiana that covers two parishes - Lafourche and Terrebonne...
metropolitan area of Southeastern Louisiana
History
This station was started in 1966 by the Delta Broadcasting Company as KTIB-FM as a 3,000 watt sister station to KTIBKTIB
KTIB is a 5,000 watt Daytime, 1,000 watt Nighttime radio station in Thibodaux, Louisiana, broadcasting locally produced and syndicated talk such as Coast To Coast AM, Rush Limbaugh, Moon Griffon as well as playing a Variety Hits music format during other times when a talk show is not scheduled to...
AM. The station was sold in 1973 to Joseph Costello III, owner at the time of WRNO-FM
WRNO-FM
WRNO-FM is an Interactive Talk formatted radio station serving New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications station broadcasts at 99.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100 kilowatts.-History:...
and later on WRNO worldwide who switched the callsign to KXOR and formatted the station in his years of ownership as a rock station and lastly as a country station branded as "LA Country 106" before being sold upon his death to Guaranty Broadcasting of Baton Rouge in 1997 who promptly flipped the format to classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
branded as "Eagle 106.3" so as not to compete with sister station KCIL
KCIL
KXMG, aka "Mega 107.5', is a Spanish top 40 outlet serving the Tri-Parishes area but its signal can be heard in parts of the New Orleans area. The station, licensed to Houma, Louisiana, is owned by Sunburst Media Broadcasting and broadcasts at 107.5 MHz with an ERP of 69 kW.Although KCIL has been a...
. The station was sold as part of a cluster of stations in 2006 to Sunburst Media-Louisiana LLC. who updated the playlist to include newer rock than previously heard transforming the station into a Mainstream rock format. In November 2009, the radio company brought in Los Angeles radio consultant and music producer "Mighty Mike Quinn" who took over as Vice President of Programming. Quinn upped the quality standards for the New Orleans/Houma Louisiana stations adding new out of market personnel. The station branding for KXOR was changed to "The Worldwide K-Rock" (that was also voice-imaged by Mighty Mike Quinn) with a newer, more Modern Rock playlist dropping most of the old 1980s rock that was part of their previous and played-out playlist. K-Rock quickly became a most popular radio station in Louisiana because of the overwhelming promotions coupled with modern witty and clever imaging. In the U.S. K-Rock FM 106.3 became popular on a national scale as Quinn's programming broke open new artists and bands first and on a scale that beat most all to the punch. At one point Mike Quinn could be heard on four different radio stations per day, having four full-time live air-shifts in the cluster that would carry his voice as a radio show host over most of the state of Louisiana. The significants is in Quinn's 7-day a week work schedule that included live remote radio broadcasts, on-air shifts, and then music producing at night and song writing. Some producing works included albums that were to be for New Orleans based music mogul Master P and No Limit Records. In late 2010 Mighty Mike Quinn's contract ended and he retreated with his fiancé (Model and Radio Host) Viny Star back to Santa Monica, Ca.
On March 1, 2011 KXOR-FM changed their format to classic rock, branded as "LA 106.3 Rock Hits Radio".