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| Frequency | 94.1MHz |
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| Branding | Q94 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAYD-FM,KBED,KIKR,KQXY,KTCX | |
| History | |
First air date | January 3,1967 (as KLVI-FM) |
Former call signs | KLVI-FM (January 3, 1967-September 1, 1967) KBPO (September 1, 1967-September 15, 1976) |
Call sign meaning | TheQ from KQXY is used inQ94 branding (TheY was used inY94 brand as previous Adult Contemporary format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48918 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 183 meters (600 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°06′56.00″N94°00′0.00″W / 30.1155556°N 94.0000000°W /30.1155556; -94.0000000 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kqxy.com |
KQXY-FM (94.1MHz, "Q94") is aradio station broadcasting atop 40 (CHR)format. Licensed toBeaumont, Texas, it serves the Beaumont/Port Arthur metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting under thecall signKLVI-FM in 1967. The station is currently owned byCumulus Media. Its studios are located on South Eleventh Street in Beaumont and its transmitter is located inVidor, Texas.
The Beaumont/Port Arthur Radio market is the #133 radio market in size according to the Arbitron rating service. As of Fall 2006, KQXY-FM was the 2nd highest rated station with a 9.3% share of the 15+ market, behind sister Urban station KTCX's 17.0% market share in the Beaumont/Port Arthur DMA.[1]
KQXY signed on the air as a licensed Class C FM broadcast facility, with the call signKLVI-FM on January 3, 1967, with an ERP of 59 kilowatts, from a HAAT of 230meters, and as the FM sister toKLVI. The facility was originally proposed by and licensed to John H. Hicks, Jr. & Madelyn O. Hicks.
The callsign of KLVI-FM would quickly be changed in September 1967 toKBPO to reflect the three major communities served of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange.
On September 15, 1976, the station would become the currentKQXY as "The Beautiful Q", the Golden Triangle's easy listening radio station. Towards the late 1980s, it moved toward mainstream adult contemporary as "Y94". During the majority of the 1990s, the station identified simply as "94.1 KQXY" playing an "80s, 90s, and now" format before segueing toCHR direction in the early 2000s.
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