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| Broadcast area | Corpus Christi metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 93.9MHz |
| Branding | Big 93.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKTX,KNCN,KRYS-FM,KSAB,KUNO | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1970; 55 years ago (1970-01) |
Former call signs | KSIX-FM (1970–1980) KEXX (1980–1985) KSTE (1985–1989) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 55163 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 284 meters (932 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°45′7.00″N97°38′17.00″W / 27.7519444°N 97.6380556°W /27.7519444; -97.6380556 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | big939.iheart.com |
KMXR (93.9FM, "Big 93.9") is aradio stationlicensed toCorpus Christi, Texas.[2] It broadcasts aclassic hitsformat, switching toChristmas music for much of November and December, and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.[3] The studios and offices are on Old Brownsville Road near theCorpus Christi International Airport.
KMXR is aClass C1 station with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, the maximum for most FM stations. Thetransmittertower is on County Road 37 at County Road 64 inRobstown, Texas.[4]
In the late 1960s, the station got itsconstruction permit and was built by Col. Vann M. Kennedy, a pioneer Texas broadcaster. Kennedy was perhaps best known for givingWalter Cronkite his first job in news while Cronkite attended theUniversity of Texas inAustin. As Cronkite later described it, he thanked Kennedy for "teaching me to write." Kennedy also builtKZTV Channel 10 in Corpus Christi, andKVTV Channel 13 inLaredo.
In September 1947, Kennedy putKSIX1230 AM on the air, the third station in Corpus Christi. He added an FM station in January 1970; 55 years ago (1970-01).[5] Its originalcall sign was KSIX-FM. It aired a mostlyautomatedbeautiful music format. It played quarter-hour sweeps of soft, instrumental music, withBroadway andHollywoodshow tunes.
The call letters changed to KEXX when the station flipped toadult contemporary music in 1980. The station was assigned the call letters KSTE on December 2, 1985, upon its sale to American Wireless Company. KSTE also offered an adult contemporary format.
On April 1, 1989, the station changed its call sign to the current KMXR.[6] It began playingclassic hits.
On December 26, 2014, KMXR rebranded as "Big 93.9".