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| Broadcast area | Greater San Antonio |
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| Frequency | 106.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 106.7 The Eagle |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Subchannels | HD2:Mainstream rock (KISS-FM simulcast) |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 18, 1979 (1979-07-18) |
Former call signs | KTUF (1979–1983) KESI (1983–1987) KMMX (1987–1992) KKYX-FM (1992–1993) KDIL (1993–1995) KCJZ (1995–2003) KELZ-FM (2003–2006) KPWT (2006–2010) |
Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1979–1986) |
Call sign meaning | KTexasK X (Former branding as X106.7) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70357 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 310 meters (1,020 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°11′02″N98°30′50″W / 29.184°N 98.514°W /29.184; -98.514 |
| Repeater(s) | 99.5KISS-HD2 (San Antonio) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KTKX (106.7FM "106.7 The Eagle") is acommercialradio station,licensed toTerrell Hills, Texas, and serving theSan Antonio metropolitan area. KTKX is owned byCox Radio, positioned between two other Cox stations. KTKX has aclassic rockradio format, whilesister stationsKISS-FM airs anactive rock format with some harder-edged classic rock titles, andKONO-FM playsclassic hits, including some classic rock songs that also scored on theTop 40 charts.
KTKX's studios and offices are located on Datapoint Drive in Northwest San Antonio near theSouth Texas Medical Center complex.[2] Thetransmitter site is off Hallmark Path in southernBexar County.[3] KTKX has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, and broadcasts in theHD Radio format.
Before 1979, KBUC-FM (nowKVBH) was heard on 106.3 in theSan Antonioradio market. In 1979, it moved to 107.5, clearing the way for a new station to go on the air at 106.3. KTUFsigned on the air on July 18, 1979.[4] It was San Antonio's first commercial FM radio station with ajazz format. KTUF was the FM counterpart to KAPE (nowKCHL), with both stations owned by the Southern Sound System Broadcasting Company. KTUF broadcast at only 3,000 watts, because 106.3 FM was originally aClass A frequency, reserved for lower-powered stations.
In 1982, the station was acquired by S.I.T. Broadcasting. The following year, the format changed toalbum rock with the station taking the KESIcall sign. It would then flip toeasy listening music, followed by anadult contemporary music format known as "Star 106." Ratings on all of these formats underperformed, in part due to the station's low power.
In 1986, KESI switched frequencies from 106.3 to106.7 FM.[5] Moving to 106.7 was coupled with a big boost in power, going to 100,000 watts. The next year, KESI switched call letters to KMMX, becoming "K-Mix 106.7". The AC format would remain intact for several more years.
In November 1992, KMMX flipped to asimulcast ofcountry-formattedKKYX, with a change in call signs to KKYX-FM. The flip gave San Antonio three full power FM country stations, withKAJA andKCYY playing mostly contemporary country hits, while KKYX-AM-FM leaned towardclassic country.
The simulcast ended the following year, just in time for the 1993San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. KKYX-FM switched to Contemporary Country, calling itself "106.7 The Armadillo", and took the call letters KDIL (with DIL contained within the word "armadillo," a smallplacentalmammal common toSouth Texas).
"The Armadillo" lasted only two years, when 106.7 was bought by KCYY's owners New City Communications. KCYY was (and still is) in the middle of a tough ratings battle withClear Channel Communications'KAJA.
To avoid overlapping with KCYY, KDIL became "Smooth Jazz 106.7 KCJZ" at Midnight on February 24, 1995.[6][7]
In 1997, current ownerCox Communications acquired KCJZ and the other New City stations. After four years as smooth jazz, on July 1, 1999, Cox changed KCJZ's format torhythmic oldies, branded as "106.7 JAMZ". The station's playlist consisted of classicdisco music,R&B andMotown hits.[8]
By August 2001, KCJZ shifted toRhythmic/Dance Top 40 format, while retaining the "Jamz" moniker and KCJZ call letters.
On October 31, 2003, at 10 a.m., after "Thriller" byMichael Jackson, KCJZ flipped toMainstream Top 40 as "Z 106.7", and changed call letters to KELZ. The first song played was "Where is the Love?" byThe Black Eyed Peas. The flip gave the San Antonio market two mainstream Top 40 stations, the other beingKXXM, owned by Clear Channel (nowiHeartMedia). At first, KELZ'splaylist was broad-based, airing "All The Hits" in an effort to cut into KXXM, whose direction at times tended to lean towardmodern rock.
On October 6, 2006, KELZ flipped back to rhythmic contemporary and adopted the "Power 106.7" branding, along with a call letter change to KPWT to match it. The move gave San Antonio its first Rhythmic battle since 2003, with KPWT competing against the dominantKBBT. With the switch, KPWT became the second station in San Antonio to adopt the "Power" moniker, the last station using the brand wasKITY from 1987 to 1990.
At Noon on May 28, 2009, while playing "Love Lockdown" byKanye West, the sound of jingling bells played, increasingly getting louder, followed by just the sound of the bells for about 30 seconds as the song ended. This led to KPWT stunting withChristmas music as "Santa 106.7."
At 5 p.m. on June 1, 2009, the station became "FM Talk 106.7."[9] The lineup includedMancow Muller,Neal Boortz,Laura Ingraham,Michael Savage andClark Howard. The move behind this switch may have been the pending use ofPortable People Meters (PPM) in determining ratings in the San Antonio market. Although Cox have had success with FM talk stations inAtlanta,Orlando,Jacksonville,Tulsa andDayton, the talk format suffered from low ratings and did not survive a full year.
On April 1, 2010, at 12 p.m., the station beganstunting with the sound of a clock ticking, with a voice telling listeners to tune in on April 5 at 5 p.m. to find out the station's new format. At that time, a classic-basedAdult Album Alternative format was launched as "X106.7, World Class Rock," with "Take Me to the River" byTalking Heads being the first song played. The station did not use DJs, and wasautomated likeKJXK, but focused on classic alternative and classic rock hits, and was not as hard-edged asKZEP, which focused on harder classic titles from the rock era.[10] Most of KPWT's talk lineup moved toClear Channel Communications-ownedKRPT on April 15. Five days later, on April 20, KPWT changed call letters to KTKX to go with the "X106.7" branding.
This was not the first time the AAA format was tried in San Antonio; the first was KMFR "103.7 Mighty Fine Rock" from 2001-2004 (nowKAHL-FM airingAdult Standards).
On November 15, 2010, KTKX turned to a straight-aheadclassic rock format to compete directly with rival KZEP. KTKX re-positioned itself as "San Antonio's Most Commercial Free Classic Rock." Throughout June 2014, Cox-owned stations inOrlando (WCFB's HD-2 feed) andAtlanta (WTSH) were heard flipping to alternative rock using the "X" name. Orlando saw the debut of "X107.3" and "X107.1" premiered in Atlanta, and each was called "Orlando's/Atlanta's New Alternative." Prior to this, Cox owned "X"-named alternative formats in Tampa Bay (WSUN-FM) and Jacksonville (WXXJ). Because of these stations, rumors spread that San Antonio would be next in line to "Join the Revolution" and switch "X106.7" to what would've been the market's first mainstream alternative station.
However, on August 8, competitor KZEP moved its classic rock format to the station's HD-2 feed and 93.3 translator, as the main channel flipped to a Rhythmic Contemporary format as "Hot 104.5." In response, KTKX dropped the "X" name that same weekend and simply called itself "106.7, The Only Classic Rock Station You Can Hear Everywhere in San Antonio."[11] On August 15, KTKX changed its slogan to "106.7 The Eagle, San Antonio's ONLY classic rock."[12] Alternative rock returned to San Antonio onAlpha Media's "103.3 The App," which is broadcast on translator station K277CX andKTFM's HD2 subchannel until 2017.