KIXZ

For the Opportunity, Washington radio station that held the call sign KIXZ-FM at 96.1 FM from 2001 to 2013, see KFOO-FM.

KIXZ

Amarillo, Texas
Broadcast area	Amarillo area
Frequency	940 kHz
Branding	News Talk 940 AM
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Texas State Network Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KATP, KMXJ-FM, KPRF, KXSS-FM
History
First air date	June 1947 (June 1947)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9308
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°9′17″N 101°45′28″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newstalk940.com

KIXZ (940 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Amarillo, Texas, airing a news/talk format. It is owned by Townsquare Media, with the license held by Townsquare License, LLC. The studios are on SW 34th Avenue in Amarillo.

By day, KIXZ is powered at 5,000 watts. But 940 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations XEQ Mexico City and CFNV Montreal. So to avoid interference, it reduces power at night to 1,000 watts. It also uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on South Whitaker Road near SE 85th Avenue in Amarillo.

Programming

Weekdays mornings on KIXZ begin with a Texas-based hour of news and agriculture reports hosted by Chuck Martin. In afternoon drive time, Chad Hasty hosts a two-hour talk show shared with co-owned KFYO Lubbock. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated shows: This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal, The Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Mark Levin Show, The Michael Berry Show and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

On weekends, KIXZ has specialty shows on money, health, cars, home repair, guns, technology and the law. Weekend syndicated programs include The Kim Komando Show, The Weekend with Michael Brown, Gun Talk with Tom Gresham, The Ben Ferguson Show and Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.

History

The station signed on the air in June 1947 (June 1947). The call sign was KLYN and the power was 1,000 watts. It was owned by the Plains Empire Broadcasting Company with studios at 1014 West 7th Avenue. KLYN was an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network, carrying its dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio."

In the 1960s and 70s, KIXZ was a Top 40 station, playing contemporary hits for teens and 20-somethings. It competed with KPUR 1440 AM. But as contemporary music listening shifted to the FM dial in the 1990s, KIXZ switched to Adult Standards, using the "Music of Your Life" network.

KIXZ flipped to all-talk in late March 2003, during the Iraq War. The station called itself "News/Talk 940." The initial lineup included Glenn Beck, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Sean Hannity and Michael Savage.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 9308 (KIXZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KIXZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database