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| Broadcast area | Tucson, Arizona |
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| Frequency | 96.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 96.1 KLPX |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: KLPX2 Deep Cuts (Classic rock) HD3: 93.3 Hank FM (Classic country) HD4:KCEE simulcast (Christian radio) |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KTKT,KFMA,KCMT,KMXZ-FM,KFFN | |
| History | |
First air date | August 16,1967 (as KCEE-FM) |
Former call signs | KCEE-FM (1967–1979) KTKT-FM (1979–1981) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2745 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 82,000watts |
| HAAT | 595 meters (1,952 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°14′56″N111°6′59″W / 32.24889°N 111.11639°W /32.24889; -111.11639 |
| Translators | HD3: 93.3 K227DX (Tucson) HD4: 106.7 K294CR (Tucson) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live HD3:Listen live |
| Website | klpx.com crankthehanktucson.com (HD3) |
KLPX (96.1FM) is a commercialradio station inTucson, Arizona. It is owned byLotus Communications and airs aclassic rockradio format. LocalDJs are heard during the day and thesyndicated "Nights with Alice Cooper" show is heard evenings. The station uses the slogan "#1 for Classic Rock". KLPX's studios and offices are on North Commerce Drive. Itstransmitter is located on Tower Peak in theTucson Mountains nearSaguaro National Park.
KCEE-FM firstsigned on the air on August 16, 1967.[2] It was owned by Strauss Broadcasting Company, which had acquired theconstruction permit from Associated Broadcasters of Tucson, Inc., before it went on the air, and was asister station to KCEE (790 AM, nowKNST). At first, itsimulcast its AM counterpart, but later programmed abeautiful music format.
On July 4, 1979, Lotus bought KCEE-FM and changed itscall sign toKTKT-FM, as a companion toKTKT (990 AM). On February 26, 1981, KTKT-FM became KLPX.[3] That was coupled with a change toalbum-oriented rock. KWFM (92.9 FM, nowKHUD) had been Tucson's only rock outlet but with KLPX's switch, there were now two rock stations in the market. By the late 1980s, KWFM gave up rock foradult contemporary music; this made KLPX the only rocker in the Tucson radio market for some time.
In the early 2000s, KLPX had begun scaling back on newer rock songs, and made the complete transition to classic rock a few years later.[4]
On April 28, 2025, KLPX's HD3 subchannel changed their format to classic country, branded as "93.3 Hank FM" (simulcast on translator K227DX 93.3 FM Tucson).[5]
Facility details for Facility ID 155925 (K227DX) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
