KEGX
| City of license | Richland, Washington |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tri-Cities |
| Branding | Eagle 106.5 |
| Slogan | Classic Rock |
| Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1982-05-03 (as KHWK) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 424.4 meters |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 53140 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°5′58.00″N 119°7′40.00″W / 46.09944°N 119.12778°W |
| Former callsigns | KHWK (1982-1987) KOTY-FM (1987-1993) |
| Owner | New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | eagle1065.com |
KEGX (106.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Richland, Washington, USA, the station serves the Tri-Cities area. In 2012, KEGX will become part of Radio Washington, LLC owned by James Ingstad[1] .
KEGX owners New Northwest Broadcasters in 2010 defaulted and this station along with the entire Tri-Cities, WA cluster went into receivership. KEGX (and the other stations) continued to operate in that arrangement until Townsquare media announced purchase of the frequency on December 1, 2010. In July 2011 the FCC blocked Townsquare's acquisition of the former New Northwest operation in Kennewick, including KEGX [2].
KEGX enters 2012 with 3 year slide in ratings. Currently, the station pulls a 3.9 in the 12+ demographic. This compared to 5.7 as measured by Arbitron during the spring of 2009[3]. Eastlan ratings show KEGX as #11 with a 3.6 in the market with the 12+ demographic also highlighting the trend of bleeding listeners [4].
[edit] History
The station went on the air as KHWK on 1982-05-03. On 1987-04-03, the station changed its call sign to KOTY-FM. On 1993-04-15 to the current KEGX. [5]
As KHWK the station primarily had a country format. A noteworthy short lived incarnation was an attempt to operate a CHR format and directly compete with then KIOK (OK95).
As KOTY it operated with a country format up until 1993 becoming "The Eagle 106.5."
[edit] References
- ^ "Another Ingstad enters Pacific Northwest radio". http://www.rbr.com/radio/radio_deals/another-ingstad-enters-pacific-northwest-radio.html.
- ^ "FCC blows up Townsquare Washington station migrations), WA". http://www.rbr.com/radio/fcc-blows-up-townsquare-washington-station-migrations.html.
- ^ "#188 Tri-Cities (Richland-Kennewick-Pasco), WA". http://www.allaccess.com/arbitron/q/market/294/tri-cities-richland-kennewick-pasco-wa.
- ^ [http://www.allaccess.com/eastlan/q/market/73/tri-cities-wa "Tri Cities, WA Fall 2011 EASTLAN 12+ Mon-Sun, 6a-12mid"]. http://www.allaccess.com/eastlan/q/market/73/tri-cities-wa.
- ^ "KEGX Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53140&Callsign=KEGX.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KEGX
- Radio-Locator information on KEGX
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KEGX
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