KYYX
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KYYX is a country music
radio station
in Minot, North Dakota
, owned by Clear Channel Communications
. The call sign "KYYX" is pronounced as "kicks" and the station's nickname is "97 Kicks FM".
Clear Channel also owns and operates KCJB
910 (Classic country
/Talk
), KRRZ
1390 (Oldies
/Talk
), KIZZ
93.7 (Top 40), KMXA-FM
99.9 (Hot AC), and KZPR
105.3 (Rock
) in Minot
.
operated as a New Wave
-themed radio station in Seattle, Washington
in the early 1980s. A country radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada
, operated as KYYX
from 1985 to 1987 before going off the air and changing its call letters.
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
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in Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
, owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
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. The call sign "KYYX" is pronounced as "kicks" and the station's nickname is "97 Kicks FM".
Clear Channel also owns and operates KCJB
KCJB
KCJB "91 Country" 910 is a classic country radio station in Minot, North Dakota. The station also airs the "Joel Heitkamp" show from KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota....
910 (Classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
/Talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
), KRRZ
KRRZ
KRRZ "Classic Hits 1390" is an classic hits radio station in Minot, North Dakota owned by Clear Channel Communications. KRRZ also airs Minnesota Vikings games during the football season....
1390 (Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/Talk
Talk radio
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), KIZZ
KIZZ
KIZZ is a Top 40 radio station located in Minot, North Dakota owned by Clear Channel Communications. Z94 airs the syndicated Bob and Sheri morning show and along with weekend programs such as American Top 40, Dawson McAllister Live, Ringtone Countdown, and Hollywood Hamilton.Clear Channel also...
93.7 (Top 40), KMXA-FM
KMXA-FM
KMXA-FM "Mix 99.9" is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station in Minot, North Dakota owned by Clear Channel Communications. During the Christmas season "Mix 99.9" plays continuous Christmas music...
99.9 (Hot AC), and KZPR
KZPR
KZPR is a rock music formatted radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its airs an mainstream rock format. KZPR is Minot's only heritage rock station, with daily features such as 7 O'clock Rocks and Mandatory Metallica...
105.3 (Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
) in Minot
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
.
Previous KYYX stations
This radio station is not the first with the call letters KYYX. The original KYYXKJAQ
KJAQ is a commercial radio station located in Seattle, Washington. KJAQ airs an adult hits music format branded as "Jack FM".-History:...
operated as a New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
-themed radio station in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
in the early 1980s. A country radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, operated as KYYX
KWNR
KWNR is a commercial radio station located in Henderson, Nevada, broadcasting to the Las Vegas, Nevada area on 95.5 FM. KWNR airs a country music format.-History:KWNR has been a country station in the Las Vegas area since 1990....
from 1985 to 1987 before going off the air and changing its call letters.