KLXQ is a
classic rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...
music station in
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is n ...
. It broadcasts with an ERP of .94 kW (940 watts) from its broadcast tower on Mount Riante, south of Hot Springs in
Garland County, Arkansas
Garland County is located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,180. The county seat is Hot Springs.
Garland County comprises the Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county includes Hot S ...
, where it shares space with sister station
KQUS.
KLXQ is owned and operated by US Stations, LLC, a local company that also owns KZNG, KQUS, and KLAZ in Hot Springs, Arkansas and KLBL in Malvern, Arkansas.
History
On August 10, 2016 at 6 pm, KHTO changed their format from
contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by ...
to a simulcast of classic rock-formatted KLXQ 101.9 FM, branded as "101.9 and 96.7 The Rocket".
The Rocket Begins Hot Springs Move
Radioinsight = August 11, 2016
On November 16, 2016, KHTO rebranded as "96.7 The Rocket" when KHTO's simulcast with KLXQ 101.9 FM (which began stunting) ended.
On December 14, 2016, KHTO changed their call letters to KLXQ.
Previous logo
References
External links
The Rocket website
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