WBKX

WBKX

Fredonia, New York
Broadcast area	Western New York Jamestown NY area
Frequency	96.5 MHz
Branding	"Kix Country 96.5 and 100.3"
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Today's Best Country ABC Radio Buffalo Bills Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Chadwick Bay Broadcasting
Sister stations	WDOE
History
First air date	pre-1989
Former call signs	WCQA (to 2000)
Call sign meaning	W B KiX
Technical information
Class	WBKX: A W262BX: D
ERP	WBKX: 1,400 watts W262BX: 250 watts
HAAT	WBKX: 209 meters W262BX: -10 meters
Translator(s)	100.3 MHz (W262BX)
Links
Webcast	[1]
Website	wbkxcountry.com

WBKX (96.5 FM) is a radio station that is based in Dunkirk, New York and also broadcasts at 100.3 FM (via translator W262BX) in Jamestown, New York. The station, along with WDOE, is owned by Alan Bishop and George Kimble.

The station broadcasts a country music format at 96.5 MHz in Dunkirk and 100.3 MHz in Jamestown and is branded as "Kix Country." The station broadcasts a local morning show hosted by Mark James. Other dayparts use the Waitt Radio 24-hour format.

The station was originally known as WCQA, 96.5 "The Bull," also under a country format. Said format was adopted after the demise of the station's longtime country outlet, WBUZ. (Shortly before WBUZ's end, WCQA submitted a petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move to the Jamestown, New York suburb of Falconer; however, it was rescinded when WBUZ failed, leaving Dunkirk with WCQA as the lone commercial radio station.) However, after 2000, the station shifted to a satellite adult contemporary format from ABC and changed their branding to "96 Kix". After a few years, and numerous complaints, WBKX decided to revert to the country format in 2006. In 2009, WBKX began simulcasting at 100.3 FM to make a big competition in Jamestown competing with WHUG "My Country 101.9".

External links

• WBKX official website
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• WBKX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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• W262BX at FCCdata.org