KKXX (AM)

KKXX
Paradise, California;
Broadcast area	Chico, California
Frequency	930 kHz
Branding	Life Radio
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Affiliations	Salem Communications
Ownership
Owner	Butte Broadcasting Company, Inc.; (Butte Broadcasting Company, Inc.);
Sister stations	KYIX
History
First air date	September 1960
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7909
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day; 37 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	39°43′37″N 121°40′45″W / 39.72694°N 121.67917°W
Translator(s)	103.9 K280GL (Chico)
Repeater(s)	104.9 KYIX-HD3 (South Oroville)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	chicochristianradio.com

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KKXX (930 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Paradise, California, United States, the station serves the Chico area. The station is currently owned by Butte Broadcasting Company, Inc. and features programming from Salem Communications.^[2]

History

KKXX call letter logo

KKXX first broadcast as KMET in 1960. It was owned by Komet Radio, Inc.

On October 15, 1962, the call letters were changed to KNGL, or "K-Angel". The slogan was "The Voice From Paradise."

On January 6, 1967, the call letters were changed to KEWQ, as "Q-Radio, Family-Oriented Christian Radio", under Butte Broadcasting, Inc., which had acquired the station in December 1966.

In 1988 it began broadcasting under the name KKXX.

On November 7, 2009, an FM translator K283AR, at 104.5 FM (formerly of KYIX-FM), was acquired as a translator of KKXX.

On May 31, 2016, an additional FM translator K280GL, at 103.9 FM (formerly licensed to Lovelock, Nevada), was acquired as a second FM translator of KKXX.