WKXD-FM

WKXD-FM
City Monterey, Tennessee
Broadcast area Cookeville, Tennessee
Branding 106.9 Kicks Country
Frequency 106.9 MHz
First air date 1989
Format Country
ERP 23,000 watts
HAAT 224 meters (735 ft)
Class C2
Facility ID 31387
Transmitter coordinates 36°7′13.00″N 85°14′44.00″W / 36.1202778°N 85.2455556°W / 36.1202778; -85.2455556Coordinates: 36°7′13.00″N 85°14′44.00″W / 36.1202778°N 85.2455556°W / 36.1202778; -85.2455556
Former callsigns WMCZ (1985-1986)
WRJT (1986-1991)
Owner Stonecom Cookeville, LLC
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1069kickscountry.com

WKXD-FM (106.9 FM, "106.9 Kicks Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Monterey, Tennessee, USA, the station is currently owned by Stonecom.[2]

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on September 10, 1985.[3] The station was assigned the call sign WMCZ on December 3, 1985 and, on January 9, 1986, changed its call sign to WRJT. The station received its license to cover on August 2, 1989.[4] On October 31, 1991, the station again changed its call sign to the current WKXD-FM.[5] July 9, 2012 at 9am WKXD flipped from Hot A/C to Country.

Until 2012, WKXD-FM was relayed on translator station W265BC (100.9 FM) in Cookeville. W265BC now carries the programming of WATX (1600 AM).

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  2. "WKXD-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  3. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  4. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  5. "WKXD Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 6, 2009.


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