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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
| Frequency | 94.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Mix 94-1 |
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| Language | English |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
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First air date | February 10, 1971; 54 years ago (1971-02-10) |
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Call sign meaning | "Mix" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51676 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 354 meters (1,161 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°00′29″N115°00′22″W / 36.008°N 115.006°W /36.008; -115.006 |
| Translator(s) | HD3: 101.5 K268CS (Las Vegas) |
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KMXB (94.1FM, "Mix 94-1") is a commercial radio stationlicensed toHenderson, Nevada, and serving theLas Vegasradio market. KMXB airs ahot adult contemporaryradio format and is owned byAudacy, Inc. The station's studios and offices are located in the unincorporatedClark County community ofSpring Valley, while itstransmitter is atopBlack Mountain in Henderson.
KMXB broadcasts in theHD Radio format. Its HD2 subchannel carriesChannel Q, anAudacy format ofLGBTQtalk andEDMdance music. The HD3 subchannel carries a talk format branded as "101.5 K-Dawn", which serves as the continuation of the programming of the formerKDWN and the originating station fortranslator station K268CS (101.5).
The stationsigned on the air on February 10, 1971.[2] KXTZ was abeautiful music station from 1971 until 1994. Thecall sign spelled out the moniker "Ecstasy". KXTZ beat the market'seasy listening music competitor KEER-FM 97.1, forcing that station to switch formats in 1984.
In 1994, KXTZ switched formats. It changed first tosoft adult contemporary music and then tourban AC. In the mid 1990s, thecall sign was switched from KXTZ to KJMZ. The station was known as "94.1 - Jamz". In April 1996, KJMZ became KMXB ("Mix 94.1"). The first song played on KMXB wasNirvana's "Come As You Are." In 1998, KMXB was acquired byInfinity Broadcasting, which later merged withCBS Radio.[3]
In 1999, KMXB's morningdrive time show, "Mark and Mercedes in the Morning", appeared on an episode ofEverybody Loves Raymond, a popular TV sitcom. "Mark and Mercedes in the Morning," celebrated their 10-year anniversary in 2007.
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge withEntercom.[4] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.[5][6]
In December 2007, KMXB's "Mark & Mercedes in the Morning" scored the first post-rehab interview withLindsay Lohan in a contest where listeners had to get celebrities to call in forHannah Montana tickets.
KMXB-HD2 aired an1980s/1990s hits format, branded as "Rewind 94.1", which was previously located onsister stationKXTE-HD2.[7]
On October 11, 2018, KMXB-HD2 switched to anLGBTQtalk/EDM format fromEntercom, branded as "Out Now".[8][9] On November 1, 2018, the station rebranded asChannel Q.
During the run of the 2024 National Association of Broadcasters convention (typically shortened to "The NAB Show", and held annually at theLas Vegas Convention Center) in April of that year, KMXB-HD2 temporarily flipped to a micro-format branded as "Audacy Innovation Radio, Live from NAB", carrying an assortment of different formats with Audacy's in-house staffers running them; the intention was to show off new broadcasting innovations done to the equipment by both Audacy and broadcast system manufacturer Super Hi-Fi, and would effectively serve as a test run for new broadcasting equipment to be used on Audacy HD-broadcast stations nationwide, with the announcement made shortly after the convention on April 18; the station reverted to the Channel Q format at that time.[10]
KMXB-HD3 serves as the originating station fortranslator station K268CS (101.5 FM), which carries the talk radio programming formerly heard onKDWN (720 AM) until March 2023.[11] It continues to be branded "101.5 K-Dawn".[12]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| K268CS | 101.5 FM | Las Vegas, Nevada | 157046 | 250 | D | 36°8′54.8″N115°9′18″W / 36.148556°N 115.15500°W /36.148556; -115.15500 (K268CS) | LMS |