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KIXA
Lucerne Valley, California;
Broadcast area	Victorville-Hesperia, California
Frequency	106.5 MHz
Branding	106.5 The Fox
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	El Dorado Broadcasters, LLC
Sister stations	KATJ-FM, KIXW, KMPS, KXVV, KZXY-FM
History
First air date	November 1992; 32 years ago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	55181
Class	A
ERP	560 watts
HAAT	325 meters (1,066 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°23′9″N 117°3′24″W / 34.38583°N 117.05667°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.thefox1065.com

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KIXA (106.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Lucerne Valley, California, and broadcasting to the Victor Valley area. KIXA is owned by El Dorado Broadcasters and airs a classic rock format branded as 106.5 The Fox. It carries two syndicated shows: Steve Gorman Rocks! on weeknights and The House of Hair with Dee Snider on weekends.

KIXA is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 560 watts. The transmitter is on Grapevine Canyon Road in Lucerne Valley.^[2] The studios are on Hesperia Road in Hesperia.

History

The station signed on the air in November 1992; 32 years ago (1992-11)^[3] It was operated as "KIX 106", a country music station, for six years.

In 1998, KIXA flipped to "Rock 106", where the station played a mix of classic rock from the 1960s and 70s along with alternative rock from the 1980s and 90s. The station was simulcast on KIXW-FM and KIXF-FM to cover the Victor Valley, Barstow and Baker. When the rock format ended on 106.5 in 2002, Clear Channel Communications sold off the Barstow and Baker stations to Westwood One, which later sold them to Heftel Broadcasting. KIXA 106.5 was relaunched as a full-time classic rock station.

Since 2002, KIXA has been branded as "The Fox". The focus has been rock songs from the 1970s and 80s with a few 60s titles. After Clear Channel sold the station to El Dorado Broadcasters in 2006, KIXA updated its classic rock presentation to include music from the 1960s to the early 1990s, while mostly excluding alternative rock.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KIXA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Radio-Locator.com/KIXA
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-50. Retrieved May 7, 2017.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 55181 (KIXA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KIXA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for KIXA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Radio-Locator.com/KIXA

[by1999-3] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-50. Retrieved May 7, 2017.

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+{{short description|Radio station in Lucerne Valley, California}}
-{{Infobox radio station |
+{{Infobox radio station
-  image     = [[File:KIXA-FM_106.5_The_Fox_logo.png|250px]]|
-  name      = KIXA|
+| name            = KIXA
+| logo            = KIXA-FM_106.5_The_Fox_logo.png
-  city      = [[Lucerne Valley, California]]|
+| logo_size       = 250px
-  area      = [[Victor Valley, California]]|
+| city            = [[Lucerne Valley, California]]
-  branding  = '''106.5 The Fox'''|
+| area            = [[Victorville, California|Victorville]]-[[Hesperia, California]]
-  slogan    = '''The High Desert's Classic Rock Station'''|
+| branding        = 106.5 The Fox
-  airdate   = {{start date|1992|11}}<ref name="by1999">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-50|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=May 7, 2017}}</ref>|
-  frequency = 106.5 ([[Megahertz|MHz]])|
+| frequency       = 106.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
+| airdate         = {{start date and age|1992|11}}
-  format    = [[Classic rock]]|
-  erp       = 560 [[watt]]s|
+| format          = [[Classic rock]]
-  haat       = 325 meters|
+| erp             = 560 [[watt]]s
+| haat            = 325 meters (1,066 ft)
-  class     = A|
+| class           = A
-  coordinates = {{coords|34|23|9.6|N|117|3|25.2|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}|
+| coordinates     = {{nowrap|{{coords|34|23|9|N|117|3|24|W|}}}}
-  facility_id = 55181|
+| facility_id     = 55181
-  owner     = El Dorado Broadcasters, LLC|
+| owner           = El Dorado Broadcasters, LLC
-  sister_stations = [[KATJ-FM|KATJ]], [[KZXY-FM|KZXY]], [[KIXW (AM)|KIXW]] |
+| affiliations    = [[United Stations Radio Networks]]<br>[[Westwood One]]
-  webcast   = [http://v5.player.abacast.com/v5.1/player/index.php?uid=6019# Listen Live] |
+| sister_stations = [[KATJ-FM]], [[KIXW (AM)|KIXW]], [[KMPS (AM)|KMPS]], [[KXVV]], [[KZXY-FM]]
-  website   = [http://www.thefox1065.com/ thefox1065.com] |
+| webcast         = [https://player.amperwave.net/1035 Listen Live]
+| website         = [https://www.thefox1065.com/ www.thefox1065.com]
+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
 }}
-'''KIXA''' is a commercial [[radio station]] in [[Lucerne Valley, California]], broadcasting to the [[Victor Valley, California]], area on 106.5 [[FM Broadcasting|FM]]. KIXA airs a [[classic rock]] music format branded as '''106.5 The Fox'''.
+'''KIXA''' (106.5 [[hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Lucerne Valley, California]], and broadcasting to the [[Victor Valley, California|Victor Valley]] area.  KIXA is owned by El Dorado Broadcasters and airs a [[classic rock]] [[radio format|format]] branded as '''106.5 The Fox'''.  It carries two [[radio syndication|syndicated]] shows: ''[[Steve Gorman|Steve Gorman Rocks!]]'' on weeknights and ''[[Dee Snider|The House of Hair with Dee Snider]]'' on weekends.
+KIXA is a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] FM station with an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 560 [[watt]]s.  The [[transmitter]] is on Grapevine Canyon Road in Lucerne Valley.<REF>[https://radio-locator.com/info/KIXA-FM?loc=34.41290%2C-117.30619&locn=Hesperia%2C%20California Radio-Locator.com/KIXA]</REF>  The [[radio studio|studio]]s are on Hesperia Road in [[Hesperia, California|Hesperia]].
-It was operated as "KIX 106", a country music station, from 1992 until 1997.  The first format change in 1998 was made to "Rock 106", where the station played a mix of Classic Rock from the 1960s and Alternative Rock from the 1990s.  Since 2002, KIXA currently airs a [[classic rock]] music format branded as "The Fox", removing Alternative Rock from its catalog.
+==History==
-The station has updated its Classic Rock presentation in the late 2000s to include music from the 1960s to the early 1990s.  The station is still centered on arena rock acts as it still mostly avoids Alternative Rock groups in its playlist.
+The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air in {{start date and age|1992|11}}<ref name="by1999">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-50|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|access-date=May 7, 2017}}</ref>  It was operated as "KIX 106", a [[country music]] station, for six years.
+In 1998, KIXA flipped to "Rock 106", where the station played a mix of [[classic rock]] from the 1960s and 70s along with [[alternative rock]] from the 1980s and 90s.  The station was [[simulcast]] on [[KIXW-FM]] and KIXF-FM to cover the [[Victor Valley]], [[Barstow, California|Barstow]] and [[Baker, California|Baker]].  When the rock format ended on 106.5 in 2002, [[Clear Channel Communications]] sold off the Barstow and Baker stations to [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]], which later sold them to [[Cecil Heftel|Heftel Broadcasting]].  KIXA 106.5 was relaunched as a full-time classic rock station.
+Since 2002, KIXA has been branded as "The Fox".  The focus has been rock songs from the 1970s and 80s with a few 60s titles.  After Clear Channel sold the station to El Dorado Broadcasters in 2006, KIXA updated its classic rock presentation to include music from the 1960s to the early 1990s, while mostly excluding [[alternative rock]].
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* {{official website|http://www.thefox1065.com/}}
+*{{official website|https://www.thefox1065.com/}}
-* {{FM station data|KIXA}}
+*{{FM station data|55181|KIXA}}
 {{Victor Valley Radio}}
 {{Classic Rock Radio Stations in California}}
-{{The Fox Radio stations}}
 [[Category:Radio stations in California|IXA]]
 [[Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States]]
-[[Category:Media in San Bernardino County, California]]
+[[Category:Mass media in San Bernardino County, California]]
 [[Category:Victor Valley]]
 [[Category:Radio stations established in 1992]]
 [[Category:1992 establishments in California]]
 {{California-radio-station-stub}}

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