KPLX
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| City of license | Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Branding | 99.5 The Wolf |
| Slogan | "Texas Country" |
| Frequency | 99.5 MHz 99.5 HD-2 KTCK Simulcast of 1310 AM The Ticket |
| First air date | 1962 as KXOL |
| Format | Modern Country |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 511 meters (1,677 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 54675 |
| Callsign meaning | K-Plex (former branding) or MetroPLeX |
| Former callsigns | KXOL (1962-1968) KCWM (1968-1971) KXOL (1971-1974) |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (KPLX LICO, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KLIF, KLIF-FM, KSCS, KTCK/KTDK, WBAP-AM/FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 995thewolf.com |
KPLX (99.5 FM, "99.5 The Wolf") is an American commercial radio station transmitting a country music format on 99.5 FM, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas.
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[edit] History
The station first started out with a middle of the road music format in 1974, then it was changed to a country station on January 7, 1980. They have been branded as "The Wolf" since July 24, 1998. The station signed on in the 1960s and changed to KPLX or "K-Plex 99.5" in 1979. Owners Standard Communications who also owned KBLX Berkeley California and KSLX Phoenix along with KFLX Flagstaff later sold to Susquehenna Dallas. KPLX has won numerous awards, including nods from the CMA, ACM, RAB Marconi Awards, Billboard/R&R and Radio Music Awards.
With its parent company's acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting, KPLX is now a sister station to long-time rival KSCS (96.3).
[edit] HD Radio
KPLX broadcasts using HD Radio, and simulcasts sister station KTCK 1310 on the station's HD-2 channel.
[edit] Airstaff
The current lineup (as of March 21, 2011) Starting out the day on the morning drive is The Wake Up With The Wolf Show with Lisa Taylor and Ken Buckner, Smokey Rivers on middays, and Mark Phillips on afternoon drive.
[edit] External links
- 99.5 The Wolf official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KPLX
- Radio-Locator information on KPLX
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KPLX
- Mike Shannon's Dallas-Fort Worth Radio and TV History
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