KHXT (107.9 FM, "HOT 107.9") is a

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. Every weekday from 6 AM to 10 AM, they host The Morning Buzz with Chris Reed and Digital, and Friday mornings from 6 AM to 10 AM, they play the Breakfast Jam, an all request mixshow that is a mix of old school hip hop and various other types of old school music. The station also hosts all

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History

The station originally debuted with a news/talk format at 107.7 as KPEL-FM in 1992, but by 1997 they would switch signals to 107.9 and format to classic rock as KRXZ. In 2000 it changed the calls to KRKA and in 2003 switched to its current format. In 2010, it changed the calls to KHXT.

External links

KHXT official website
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