KFXZ (AM)
KFXZ is an AM radio station located in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, owned by Delta Media. Licensed to Lafayette, the station operates on a frequency of 1520 kHz and serves the Lafayette radio market with a news/talk format.[1] KFXZ's studios are located on Evangeline Thruway in Carencro, and its transmitter is located in Lafayette, northeast of the I-10/I-49 interchange.
| City | Lafayette, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Frequency | 1520 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 98.5 |
| Slogan | The Talk of Acadiana |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Charles Chatelain (Delta Media Corporation) |
| Sister stations | KFXZ-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1960 (as KXKW) |
| Former call signs | KXKW (1960-1990) KINF (3/2/90–7/1/90) KACY (1990–1996) KDYS (1996–2004) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 41054 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts Daytime (1 tower) 10,000 watts Critical hours (6 towers) 500 watts Nighttime (6 towers) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′51″N 92°00′53″W |
| Translator(s) | 98.5 K253CO (Lafayette) |
| Repeater(s) | KLCJ 104.1 FM (Oak Grove) |
| Links | |
| Website | newstalk985 |
In order to protect the skywave signals of former class I-B "Clear-channel stations" KOKC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and WWKB in Buffalo, New York, which also broadcast on 1520 kHz, KFXZ reduces its power to 500 watts at nighttime and sends most of its signal southward while nulling it to the north, east, and west.[2] The station is owned and operated by Charles Chatelain's Delta Media Corporation.[3]
The station was originally assigned the call letters KXKW. In March 1990, the callsign was changed to KINF, then to KACY in July 1990, followed by KDYS in September 1996, and in August 2004 the station was assigned its current callsign KFXZ.[4]
On October 28, 2012, KFXZ changed their format from gospel to urban AC, branded as "Z 1520", picking up the format from KFXZ-FM 105.9, which flipped to country.[5]
On May 1, 2013, KFXZ changed their format to Spanish adult hits, branded as "Juan AM 1520".
On November 1, 2015 KFXZ changed their format from Spanish adult hits to regional Mexican, branded as "El Sabor".
On July 17, 2020 KFXZ changed their format from regional Mexican to news/talk, branded as "News Talk 98.5" (simulcast on FM translator K253CO 98.5 FM Lafayette). It also picked up a simulcast partner serving the Lake Charles area, KLCJ (104.1 FM) in Oak Grove.[6]
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References
- ontheradio.net
- KFXZ Predicted night coverage area
- "KFXZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/79464/pittman-flips-two-in-lafayette/
- News Talk 98.5 Debuts In Lafayette & Lake Charles Radioinsight - July 17, 2020
External links
- KFXZ in the FCC's AM station database
- KFXZ on Radio-Locator
- KFXZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database