KQXT-FM (101.9

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, "Q101.9") is a

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. The station is owned by

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, airing an

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, switching to

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for much of November and December. On weekdays, it carries the syndicated '' Kidd Kradick Morning Show'' from co-owned

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as well as

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on Saturday mornings. KQXT's studios are in Stone Oak. KQXT has an

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(ERP) of 100,000

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s, the current maximum for FM stations. It transmits from an

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atop the

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in Downtown San Antonio.

History

The station

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the air on . Its original

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was KCOR-FM, the

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to KCOR 1350 AM (now KXTN). It shared an antenna with the AM station on Abe Lincoln Road in northwest San Antonio. KCOR was an established

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station, going back to 1946. The FM was always separately programmed from the AM, and in 1971, switched its call sign to KQXT. The call letters are an approximation of the word "Quiet" with the station playing

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. KCOR and KQXT were sold in 1975 to Harbenito Radio (later known as Tichenor Media). The FM's transmitter moved from Abe Lincoln Road to the

site in downtown San Antonio in 1972. Then in 1984, KCOR-FM was sold to Westinghouse's Group W Broadcasting which had easy listening music on most of its FM stations. But by the late 1980s, the easy sound was attracting older listeners while most advertisers seek a young to middle-aged demographic. In 1990, KQXT moved away from its longtime easy listening image to an updated, all-vocal,

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. It began using the slogan, "Continuous Soft Favorites" and was re-branded as "KQ-102". The station achieved great success in the early 1990s, and, at one point was the top adult station in San Antonio. It was acquired by

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in 1993, a company that already owned WOAI and several other local stations. In 2000, KQXT was re-branded as "Soft Rock 101.9" in an effort to move to a more upbeat playlist. On January 2, 2007, the station rebranded as "Q101.9". The format was similar but some rhythmic adult songs were added. In 2014, parent company Clear Channel Communications changed its name to iHeartMedia. The syndicated call-in and request show ''

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'' was previously heard on KQXT until 2011, when the station dropped her show. On July 3, 2017, KQXT brought her back. Delilah was dropped again in August 2018. It is syndicated by co-owned

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. On November 9, 2020, KQXT added the nationally syndicated ''Kidd Kraddick Morning Show'' in AM

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K289BN/KQXT-HD3

In May 2012, KQXT-HD3 was activated and began simulcasting

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sister station WOAI 1200 AM, which fed

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K289BN at 105.7 MHz. On September 19, 2012, K289BN began simulcasting

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, and changed to a

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sound, branded as "Wild 92.5/105.7". On February 22, 2013, KRPT changed to

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. K289BN kept the rhythmic CHR format and "WiLD" brand until the station changed to

, branded as "La Preciosa" on January 17, 2014.

References

External links

KQXT-FM WebsiteWILD 105.7 Website
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