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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KXXR
| name = KXXR
| logo = KXXR (93X) logo.png
| logo = KXXR (93X) logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size =
| city = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| city = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| area = [[Minneapolis-St. Paul]]
| area = [[Minneapolis-St. Paul]]
| branding = ''93X''
| branding = ''93X''
| frequency = {{Frequency|93.7|[[MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|93.7|[[MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| airdate = October [[1960 in radio|1960]] (as WAYL)
| airdate = October [[1960 in radio|1960]] (as WAYL)
| format = [[Active rock]]
| format = [[Active rock]]
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| erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s
| subchannels = HD2: [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] "The Machine"
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| haat = {{convert|315|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s
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| class = C
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| haat = {{convert|315|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| facility_id = 35506
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| class = C
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| callsign_meaning = "93X Rocks"
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| facility_id = 35506
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| former_callsigns = WAYL (1960–1988)<br />KLXK (1988–1990)<br />KRXX (1990–1994)<br />KEGE (1994–1997)
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| callsign_meaning = 93'''X R'''ocks
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| affiliations =
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| former_callsigns = WAYL (1960-1988)<br />KLXK (1988-1990)<br />KRXX (1990-1994)<br />KEGE (1994-1997)
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| owner = [[Cumulus Media]]
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| affiliations =
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| licensee = Radio License Holdings LLC
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| owner = [[Cumulus Media]]
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| sister_stations = [[KQRS-FM]], [[WGVX]], [[WGVX|WWWM-FM]], [[WGVX|WLUP]]
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| licensee = Radio License Holdings LLC
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| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/24761 Listen Live]<br>[https://www.iheart.com/live/93x-5348/ Listen Live via iHeart]
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| sister_stations = [[KQRS-FM]], [[WGVX]], [[WGVX|WWWM-FM]], [[WGVX|WLUP]]
| website = {{Official URL}}
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| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/24761 Listen Live]<br />[https://www.iheart.com/live/93x-5348/ Listen Live via iHeart]<br />
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website = [http://www.93x.com/ 93x.com]
}}
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==History==
==History==
Through much of its early history, the station was known as '''WAYL''', airing a [[beautiful music]] format. When the format fell out of favor nationwide during the 1980s, the frequency enjoyed success with several [[rock music]] formats.
Through much of its early history, the station was known as '''WAYL''', airing a [[beautiful music]] format. When the format fell out of favor nationwide during the 1980s, the frequency enjoyed success with several [[rock music]] formats. The station once broadcast using the [[CAM-D]] system.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080823214223/http://www.wrathofkahn.org/ Wrath of Kahn – CAM-D SERVES TWIN CITIES]. (Archive) Personal website of Leonard R. Kahn, inventor of CAM-D</ref>


===1960-1988: WAYL===
===1960–1988: WAYL===
'''WAYL''' signed on the air in October 1960<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zR4EAAAAMBAJ&q=WAYL&pg=PA26 |title = Billboard|date = 1960-09-12}}</ref> and originally broadcast on 96.1 FM. They soon began broadcasting in [[stereo]]. A few years later, WAYL moved its [[beautiful music]] format to 93.7 FM. Entertainment Communications (later [[Entercom]]) acquired the station in 1969.
'''WAYL''' signed on the air with a [[beautiful music]] format in October 1960<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zR4EAAAAMBAJ&q=WAYL&pg=PA26 |title = Billboard|date = September 12, 1960}}</ref> and originally broadcast on 96.1 FM. They soon began broadcasting in [[stereo]]. A few years later, WAYL moved to 93.7 FM. Entertainment Communications (later [[Entercom]]) acquired the station in 1969.


In 1976, Entercom added an AM sister station with the purchase of [[KKMS (AM)|WYOO]] (980 AM).
In 1976, Entercom added an AM sister station with the purchase of [[KKMS (AM)|WYOO]] (980 AM).


===1988-1993: WAYL-FM becomes KLXK, then 93X===
===1988–1993: WAYL-FM becomes KLXK, then 93X===
In July [[1988 in radio|1988]], due to the aging demographics of the beautiful music format (and despite high ratings), WAYL became [[classic hits]] '''KLXK''', with the beautiful music format moving to 980 AM.<ref>https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1988/RR-1988-07-29.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> KLXK was clearly influenced by another young station, [[WKLH]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], which had recently adopted a similar format. KLXK enjoyed modest success, but rival [[KQRS-FM]] had retooled their format to include a large amount of [[classic rock]] product, and also had the top-rated morning show in the market.
In July 1988, due to the aging demographics of the beautiful music format (and despite high ratings), WAYL became [[classic hits]] '''KLXK''', with the beautiful music format moving to 980 AM.<ref>Noel Holston, "Some WAYL fans not ready to rock 'n' roll," ''The Star Tribune'', July 30, 1988.</ref><ref>https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1988/RR-1988-07-29.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> KLXK was clearly influenced by another young station, [[WKLH]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], which had recently adopted a similar format. KLXK enjoyed modest success, but rival [[KQRS-FM]] had retooled their format to include a large amount of [[classic rock]] product, and also had the top-rated morning show in the market.


KLXK eventually decided to attack KQRS from another front. On January 28, [[1992 in radio|1992]], 93.7 flipped to [[hard rock]] with the [[callsign (radio)|call sign]] '''KRXX''' ("'''93X'''").<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-01-31.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Their co-owned AM station had earlier flipped to a similar hard rock format as KMZZ, initially airing the [[radio syndication|syndicated]] [[Z-Rock]] network for a time before briefly switching to a locally based automated [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] format ("Mega Rock 980") and finally simulcasting 93X by [[1993 in radio|1993]].
KLXK eventually decided to attack KQRS from another front. On January 28, 1992, 93.7 flipped to [[hard rock]] with the [[callsign (radio)|call sign]] '''KRXX''' ("'''93X'''").<ref>Noel Holston, "'Classic' KLXK switches call letters, goes to hard rock," ''The Star Tribune'', February 1, 1992.</ref><ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-01-31.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Their co-owned AM station had earlier flipped to a similar hard rock format as KMZZ, initially airing the [[radio syndication|syndicated]] [[Z-Rock]] network for a time before briefly switching to a locally-based automated [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] format ("Mega Rock 980") and finally simulcasting 93X by 1993.


===1994-1997: "The Edge": KQRS buys KRXX===
===1994–1997: "The Edge": KQRS buys KRXX===
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[[ABC News Radio|Cap Cities/ABC]], the owner of the rival [[KQRS-FM]], took control of 93X pending purchase (but not KMZZ, which was sold separately later) from [[Entercom]] on February 4, [[1994 in radio|1994]]. The selling price was $20 million, then a record for the highest amount ever paid for a radio station in the market. The following day, 93X began [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with a loop of one of the most popular stunting songs, "[[It's the End of the World as We Know It]]" by [[R.E.M.]] throughout the weekend. Confused listeners flocked in droves to the KRXX studios in [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]] that Saturday to see what was going on. Some listeners thought the DJs were being held hostage and reportedly, more than 50 calls regarding KRXX were logged to 911. Finally, on Sunday, February 6, at 8 p.m., 93.7 began simulcasting KQRS' weekly [[alternative rock]] show, "Over the Edge", leading the way for "93.7 The Edge", which billed itself as "Minnesota's New Rock Alternative". In a massively popular stunt to secure 93X listeners, the first song played after the switch was the same song as the stunting prior to the launch, "[[It's the End of the World as We Know It]]" by [[R.E.M.]]<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1994/RR-1994-02-11.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The new '''KEGE-FM''' [[call sign|call letters]] were soon registered for the new station. The move to create The Edge was due to the growing popularity of [[modern rock]] format nationwide, and to thwart Cargill Communications' pending plans to roll out the format on the new [[Rev 105]]. The Edge came on the air almost two years after [[KZJK|KJJO]] switched to [[country music]], and it did what KJ104 couldn't - it became a massive ratings success. At one point, KEGE had the highest overall [[Arbitron]] market ratings of any modern rock station in the country.
[[ABC News Radio|Cap Cities/ABC]], the owner of the rival [[KQRS-FM]], took control of 93X pending purchase (but not KMZZ, which was sold separately later) from [[Entercom]] on February 4, 1994. The selling price was $20 million, then a record for the highest amount ever paid for a radio station in the market.<ref>"KQRS owner, Cap Cities, to buy FM competitor KRXX in multimillion-dollar deal," ''The Star Tribune'', February 2, 1994.</ref> The following day, 93X began [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with a loop of one of the most popular stunting songs, "[[It's the End of the World as We Know It]]" by [[R.E.M.]] throughout the weekend. Confused listeners flocked in droves to the KRXX studios in [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]] that Saturday to see what was going on. Some listeners thought the DJs were being held hostage and reportedly, more than 50 calls regarding KRXX were logged to 911. Finally, on Sunday, February 6, at 8 p.m., 93.7 began simulcasting KQRS' weekly [[alternative rock]] show, "Over the Edge", leading the way for "93.7 The Edge", which billed itself as "Minnesota's New Rock Alternative". In a massively popular stunt to secure 93X listeners, the first song played after the switch was the same song as the stunting prior to the launch, "[[It's the End of the World as We Know It]]" by [[R.E.M.]].<ref>Robert Franklin, "Hey, guys, it's not the end of the world," ''The Star Tribune'', February 7, 1994.</ref><ref>Noel Holston, "Suddenly, there's more than one new Edge to alternative rock," ''The Star Tribune'', February 12, 1994.</ref><ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1994/RR-1994-02-11.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The new '''KEGE-FM''' [[call sign|call letters]] were soon registered for the new station. The move to create The Edge was due to the growing popularity of [[modern rock]] format nationwide, and to thwart Cargill Communications' pending plans to roll out the format on the new [[Rev 105]]. The Edge came on the air almost two years after [[KZJK|KJJO]] switched to [[country music]], and it did what KJ104 couldn't: it became a massive ratings success. At one point, KEGE had the highest overall [[Arbitron]] market ratings of any modern rock station in the country.


A station-sponsored annual concert known as the '''EdgeFest''' (later '''93XFest''') debuted soon after, and took place annually in [[Somerset, Wisconsin]]. It was so popular that even rival Rev 105 gave away tickets for it (though not mentioning the "Edgefest" name). When KEGE went back to being 93X and the "Edge" name was retired in the Twin Cities, the festival briefly continued as "Edgefest" and was later renamed '''93XFest'''. The annual festival in Somerset continued until 2004, when "93X Riverfest" replaced it.
A station-sponsored annual concert known as the '''EdgeFest''' (later '''93XFest''') debuted soon after, and took place annually in [[Somerset, Wisconsin]]. It was so popular that even rival Rev 105 gave away tickets for it (though not mentioning the "Edgefest" name). When KEGE went back to being 93X and the "Edge" name was retired in the Twin Cities, the festival briefly continued as "Edgefest" and was later renamed '''93XFest'''. The annual festival in Somerset continued until 2004, when "93X Riverfest" replaced it.


===1997-Present: The return of 93X===
===1997–present: The return of 93X===
Following the [[Telecommunications Act of 1996]] that relaxed ownership restrictions, ABC purchased KEGE's rival, [[WGVX|"Rev 105]]" in March [[1997 in radio|1997]] and immediately began broadcasting [[hard rock]] on that station as "X105". Later that year, on September 18, at 2 p.m., the two stations did a format swap of sorts, with 93.7 returning to [[active rock]] and the '''93X''' moniker with new call letters '''KXXR''', while The Edge's format moved over to the 105 frequencies and rebranded as "Zone 105" (though it would be tweaked to [[adult album alternative|AAA]]) on September 24 after six days of simulcasting 93X on all four frequencies. On the final day of broadcasting, The Edge played "[[It's the End of the World as We Know It]]" by [[R.E.M.]] on a continuous loop.
Following the [[Telecommunications Act of 1996]] that relaxed ownership restrictions, ABC purchased KEGE's rival, [[WGVX|"Rev 105]]" in March 1997 and immediately began broadcasting [[hard rock]] on that station as "X105". Later that year, on September 18, at 2 p.m., the two stations did a format swap of sorts, with 93.7 returning to [[active rock]] and the '''93X''' moniker with new call letters '''KXXR''', while The Edge's format moved over to the 105 frequencies and rebranded as "Zone 105" (though it would be tweaked to [[adult album alternative]]) on September 24 after six days of simulcasting 93X on all four frequencies. On the final day of broadcasting, The Edge played "[[It's the End of the World as We Know It]]" by [[R.E.M.]] on a continuous loop.<ref>Noel Holston, "Hard rockin' radio: Edge and former Rev-105 flip formats," ''The Star Tribune'', September 17, 1997.</ref>


ABC sold its non-[[Radio Disney]] and [[ESPN Radio]] stations, including KXXR, to [[Citadel Broadcasting]] in 2007. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.<ref name=abj-citadelcumulus>{{cite news|title=Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/09/16/cumulus-now-owns-citadel-broadcasting.html|access-date=September 16, 2011|newspaper=Atlanta Business Journal|date=September 16, 2011}}</ref>
ABC sold its non-[[Radio Disney]] and [[ESPN Radio]] stations, including KXXR, to [[Citadel Broadcasting]] in 2007. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.<ref name=abj-citadelcumulus>{{cite news|title=Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/09/16/cumulus-now-owns-citadel-broadcasting.html|access-date=September 16, 2011|newspaper=Atlanta Business Journal|date=September 16, 2011}}</ref>


==KXXR-HD2==
==HD Radio==
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In 2007, the station added an HD signal for its main programming. It also offered an [[HD Radio|HD2]] channel featuring a [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]]/[[Top 40]] format branded as "The Machine", which aired for several years until the station ceased HD operations at midnight on December 31, 2014. On January 2, 2018, KXXR-HD2 "The Machine" returned to the air with a [[Top 40]] format.


Programmed by [[KQRS-FM]] jock Chris Nelson, "The Machine" featured a commercial-free top 40 format. KXXR-HD2's main competition included iHeartMedia's heritage CHR station in the market, [[KDWB-FM]], along with Hubbard Broadcasting's [[KSTP-FM]]. Throughout its existence, there was no online stream available for "The Machine", and was exclusive to KXXR-HD2.
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In [[2007 in radio|2007]], the station added an HD signal for its main programming. It also offered an [[HD Radio|HD2]] channel featuring a [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]]/[[Top 40]] format branded as "The Machine" which aired for several years until the station ceased HD operations at December 31, [[2014 in radio|2014]], at midnight. On January 2, 2018, KXXR-HD2 "The Machine" returned to the air with its "commercial free" CHR/[[Top 40]] format.


In January 2023, KXXR-HD2 switched the format to a simulcast of the "Love 105" [[soft adult contemporary]] format heard on sister stations [[WGVX]], [[WLUP (FM)|WLUP]] and [[WWWM-FM|WWWM]].<ref>[https://www.northpine.com/blog/2023/01/27/weekly-log-forum-enters-st-cloud-new-format-for-neb-panhandle/ Weekly Log: Forum Enters St. Cloud; New Format for Neb. Panhandle] Northpine.com - January 27, 2023</ref>
"The Machine" mainly competes against [[KDWB-FM]] and is often first to play new music before any other station does so. Currently, there is no online streaming available for "The Machine" and is exclusive to KXXR-HD2.

In May 2023, KXXR discontinued its HD signal altogether.

In the early months of 2024, KXXR began transmitting an HD signal once again.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{official website}}{{FM station data|35506|KXXR}}
*[http://www.93x.com/ 93X KXXR official website]
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*{{FM station data|KXXR}}
*[http://www.radiotapes.com radiotapes.com] Featuring Minneapolis/St. Paul radio airchecks dating back to 1941 including beautiful music WAYL-FM and an aircheck of the late Tawn Mastrey, an announcer formerly on 93X.
*[http://www.radiotapes.com radiotapes.com] Featuring Minneapolis/St. Paul radio airchecks dating back to 1941 including beautiful music WAYL-FM and an aircheck of the late Tawn Mastrey, an announcer formerly on 93X.
*Rick Burnett's [http://www.TwinCitiesRadioAirchecks.com TwinCitiesRadioAirchecks.com] A site for airchecks of WAYL, KXXR's predecessor, and many Twin Cities stations from the 1960s and 1970s.
*Rick Burnett's [http://www.TwinCitiesRadioAirchecks.com TwinCitiesRadioAirchecks.com] A site for airchecks of WAYL, KXXR's predecessor, and many Twin Cities stations from the 1960s and 1970s.
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{{Cumulus Media}}


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[[Category:Radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul]]

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KXXR
Broadcast areaMinneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency93.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding93X
Programming
FormatActive rock
Ownership
Owner
KQRS-FM, WGVX, WWWM-FM, WLUP
History
First air date
October 1960 (as WAYL)
Former call signs
WAYL (1960–1988)
KLXK (1988–1990)
KRXX (1990–1994)
KEGE (1994–1997)
Call sign meaning
"93X Rocks"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35506
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT315 m (1,033 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live via iHeart
Websitewww.93x.com Edit this at Wikidata

KXXR (93.7 FM) is an active rock/mainstream rock radio station broadcasting to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media, which also owns KQRS-FM. Its transmitter is located in Shoreview, Minnesota. Its studios are in Northeast Minneapolis in the Como district.

History

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Through much of its early history, the station was known as WAYL, airing a beautiful music format. When the format fell out of favor nationwide during the 1980s, the frequency enjoyed success with several rock music formats. The station once broadcast using the CAM-D system.[2]

1960–1988: WAYL

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WAYL signed on the air with a beautiful music format in October 1960[3] and originally broadcast on 96.1 FM. They soon began broadcasting in stereo. A few years later, WAYL moved to 93.7 FM. Entertainment Communications (later Entercom) acquired the station in 1969.

In 1976, Entercom added an AM sister station with the purchase of WYOO (980 AM).

1988–1993: WAYL-FM becomes KLXK, then 93X

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In July 1988, due to the aging demographics of the beautiful music format (and despite high ratings), WAYL became classic hits KLXK, with the beautiful music format moving to 980 AM.[4][5] KLXK was clearly influenced by another young station, WKLH in Milwaukee, which had recently adopted a similar format. KLXK enjoyed modest success, but rival KQRS-FM had retooled their format to include a large amount of classic rock product, and also had the top-rated morning show in the market.

KLXK eventually decided to attack KQRS from another front. On January 28, 1992, 93.7 flipped to hard rock with the call sign KRXX ("93X").[6][7] Their co-owned AM station had earlier flipped to a similar hard rock format as KMZZ, initially airing the syndicated Z-Rock network for a time before briefly switching to a locally-based automated heavy metal format ("Mega Rock 980") and finally simulcasting 93X by 1993.

1994–1997: "The Edge": KQRS buys KRXX

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Cap Cities/ABC, the owner of the rival KQRS-FM, took control of 93X pending purchase (but not KMZZ, which was sold separately later) from Entercom on February 4, 1994. The selling price was $20 million, then a record for the highest amount ever paid for a radio station in the market.[8] The following day, 93X began stunting with a loop of one of the most popular stunting songs, "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M. throughout the weekend. Confused listeners flocked in droves to the KRXX studios in Eagan that Saturday to see what was going on. Some listeners thought the DJs were being held hostage and reportedly, more than 50 calls regarding KRXX were logged to 911. Finally, on Sunday, February 6, at 8 p.m., 93.7 began simulcasting KQRS' weekly alternative rock show, "Over the Edge", leading the way for "93.7 The Edge", which billed itself as "Minnesota's New Rock Alternative". In a massively popular stunt to secure 93X listeners, the first song played after the switch was the same song as the stunting prior to the launch, "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M..[9][10][11] The new KEGE-FM call letters were soon registered for the new station. The move to create The Edge was due to the growing popularity of modern rock format nationwide, and to thwart Cargill Communications' pending plans to roll out the format on the new Rev 105. The Edge came on the air almost two years after KJJO switched to country music, and it did what KJ104 couldn't: it became a massive ratings success. At one point, KEGE had the highest overall Arbitron market ratings of any modern rock station in the country.

A station-sponsored annual concert known as the EdgeFest (later 93XFest) debuted soon after, and took place annually in Somerset, Wisconsin. It was so popular that even rival Rev 105 gave away tickets for it (though not mentioning the "Edgefest" name). When KEGE went back to being 93X and the "Edge" name was retired in the Twin Cities, the festival briefly continued as "Edgefest" and was later renamed 93XFest. The annual festival in Somerset continued until 2004, when "93X Riverfest" replaced it.

1997–present: The return of 93X

[edit]

Following the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that relaxed ownership restrictions, ABC purchased KEGE's rival, "Rev 105" in March 1997 and immediately began broadcasting hard rock on that station as "X105". Later that year, on September 18, at 2 p.m., the two stations did a format swap of sorts, with 93.7 returning to active rock and the 93X moniker with new call letters KXXR, while The Edge's format moved over to the 105 frequencies and rebranded as "Zone 105" (though it would be tweaked to adult album alternative) on September 24 after six days of simulcasting 93X on all four frequencies. On the final day of broadcasting, The Edge played "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M. on a continuous loop.[12]

ABC sold its non-Radio Disney and ESPN Radio stations, including KXXR, to Citadel Broadcasting in 2007. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[13]

HD Radio

[edit]

In 2007, the station added an HD signal for its main programming. It also offered an HD2 channel featuring a CHR/Top 40 format branded as "The Machine", which aired for several years until the station ceased HD operations at midnight on December 31, 2014. On January 2, 2018, KXXR-HD2 "The Machine" returned to the air with a Top 40 format.

Programmed by KQRS-FM jock Chris Nelson, "The Machine" featured a commercial-free top 40 format. KXXR-HD2's main competition included iHeartMedia's heritage CHR station in the market, KDWB-FM, along with Hubbard Broadcasting's KSTP-FM. Throughout its existence, there was no online stream available for "The Machine", and was exclusive to KXXR-HD2.

In January 2023, KXXR-HD2 switched the format to a simulcast of the "Love 105" soft adult contemporary format heard on sister stations WGVX, WLUP and WWWM.[14]

In May 2023, KXXR discontinued its HD signal altogether.

In the early months of 2024, KXXR began transmitting an HD signal once again.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXXR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Wrath of Kahn – CAM-D SERVES TWIN CITIES. (Archive) Personal website of Leonard R. Kahn, inventor of CAM-D
  3. ^ "Billboard". September 12, 1960.
  4. ^ Noel Holston, "Some WAYL fans not ready to rock 'n' roll," The Star Tribune, July 30, 1988.
  5. ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1988/RR-1988-07-29.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ Noel Holston, "'Classic' KLXK switches call letters, goes to hard rock," The Star Tribune, February 1, 1992.
  7. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-01-31.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ "KQRS owner, Cap Cities, to buy FM competitor KRXX in multimillion-dollar deal," The Star Tribune, February 2, 1994.
  9. ^ Robert Franklin, "Hey, guys, it's not the end of the world," The Star Tribune, February 7, 1994.
  10. ^ Noel Holston, "Suddenly, there's more than one new Edge to alternative rock," The Star Tribune, February 12, 1994.
  11. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1994/RR-1994-02-11.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ Noel Holston, "Hard rockin' radio: Edge and former Rev-105 flip formats," The Star Tribune, September 17, 1997.
  13. ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  14. ^ Weekly Log: Forum Enters St. Cloud; New Format for Neb. Panhandle Northpine.com - January 27, 2023
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