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| Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 105.9MHz |
| Branding | Kix 106 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKIM,WRBO,WXMX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1968 (as WHBQ-FM) |
Former call signs | WHBQ-FM (1968–1973) WEZI (1973–1983) |
Call sign meaning | W GKiX |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35009 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 302.6 meters (993 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kix106.com |
WGKX (105.9FM, "Kix 106") is acountry music formattedradio station inMemphis, Tennessee. It is owned byCumulus Media. The station's studios are located at the Memphis Radio Group building inEast Memphis, and the transmitter site is inCordova, Tennessee.
The station began in 1968 asWHBQ-FM, sister toWHBQ (AM) 560 AM andWHBQ-TV, Channel 13. It was originally owned byRKO General, until 1972, when it was sold to new owners who flipped the station to easy listening music and adopted theWEZI calls on January 12, 1973. By 1983, after several ownership changes, the station became owned by Barnstable Broadcasting, which adopted the current call letters, format and the name KIX 106.
In February, 1986 Barnstable hired the first known husband/wife team in morning radio, Andy and Debbie Montgomery, who enjoyed top ratings from 1986 until a two-year sabbatical in 1995 when they pursued other radio interests, returning from 1997 until April, 2003.
Citadel Broadcasting bought the station and three others from Barnstable in 2004.
Duane Shannon and Abby Summers, known as Duane and Abby, previously onWOGTChattanooga, replaced Brian Elder and Jay Young in the morning late in 2010. Duane and Abby are one of the few married morning teams.[1] Citadel merged withCumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[2]
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