KYKX is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a country music

Country music

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 format. Licensed to Longview, Texas

Longview, Texas

Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; only a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is...

, USA, the station serves the Longview-Marshall area. The station is currently owned by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio

Fox News Radio

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.. The current studio location of KYKX is at 4408 North US Highway 259 in Longview. KYKX shares studio space with sister stations KFRO (AM)

KFRO (AM)

KFRO is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Talk format. Licensed to Longview, Texas, USA, the station serves the Longview-Tyler-Kilgore-Marshall area. The station is currently owned by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio.-History:James R. Curtis...

, KCUL (AM)

KCUL (AM)

KCUL is an American radio station licensed to serve Marshall, Texas. The station is owned by Access.1 and the broadcast license is held by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC. It broadcasts a classic country music format in conjunction with sister stations KFRO and KKUS.-History:1410 KCUL first...

, and KCUL-FM

KCUL-FM

KCUL-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Marshall, Texas, USA, the station serves the Longview-Marshall area. The station is currently owned by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC.-History:...

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Sister stations

KYKX is owned by Access.1 of New York, its East Texas sister stations are 1410 KCUL (AM)

KCUL (AM)

KCUL is an American radio station licensed to serve Marshall, Texas. The station is owned by Access.1 and the broadcast license is held by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC. It broadcasts a classic country music format in conjunction with sister stations KFRO and KKUS.-History:1410 KCUL first...

 Marshall, 92.3 KCUL-FM

KCUL-FM

KCUL-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Marshall, Texas, USA, the station serves the Longview-Marshall area. The station is currently owned by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC.-History:...

 Marshall, 104.1 KKUS

KKUS

KKUS is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Tyler, Texas, USA, the station serves the Tyler-Longview area. The station is currently owned by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio.The on air staff includes Mike Sebastian,...

 Tyler, 1370 KFRO (AM)

KFRO (AM)

KFRO is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Talk format. Licensed to Longview, Texas, USA, the station serves the Longview-Tyler-Kilgore-Marshall area. The station is currently owned by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio.-History:James R. Curtis...

 Longview, 96.7 KOYE

KOYE

KOYE is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Frankston, Texas, USA, the station serves the Tyler-Longview area. The station is currently owned by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC.-History:...

 Frankston, and 106.5 KOOI

KOOI

KOOI is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Texas, USA, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Access.1 Texas License Company LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio.-History:The station went on...

Jacksonville.

History

KYKX began life on March 3, 1963 as KLUE-FM by H.A. Tony Bridge's Radio Longview, Inc, owners of the now defunct KLUE 1280. Its initial power was 6.2 kW and it transmitted from a 300-foot tower. KLUE-FM was not a simulcast of KLUE 1280, and most likely had an automated easy listening format, with stacks of records repeating every day.

In 1967, KLUE-FM upgraded their power to 36 kW.

In 1969, the calls were changed to KHER-FM.

In 1971, KHER-FM upgraded their power to 100 kW.

On July 1, 1974, KHER-FM was sold to Rusty Reynolds' and Dick Osborne's Stereo 105 Inc., the calls were changed to KYKX, and the country music format began. KYKX was one of the pioneer country music stations in the nation and has maintained the format to the present.

On November 1, 1985, KYKX was sold to Radio Sungroup of Texas, Inc.

On July 23, 1998, KYKX was sold to Sunburst Media

On October 18, 2000, KYKX was sold to Waller Media.

On January 7, 2005, KYKX was sold to its current owner, Access.1 Texas License Company LLC.

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