KXKQ (94.5 FM, "Kat Kountry 94") is a

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to serve

Safford, Arizona Safford (Western Apache: Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́) is a city in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 10,129. The city is the county seat of Graham County. Safford is the principal ...

, United States. The station is owned by Reed Richins, through licensee Double-R-Communications LLC. It airs a

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

format. Home of "Reed in the Morning", hosted by Reed Richins. The top morning show in the Gila Valley for 25 years. The station was assigned the KXKQ call letters by the

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on March 13,

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

. In 2000, KXKQ was named "Best Country Music Station" by the editors of the ''Phoenix New Times''. In 2001, the same newspaper named KXKQ "Best Country Radio Station".

References

External links

KXKQ official website
* {{Country Radio Stations in Arizona XKQ Country radio stations in the United States Mass media in Graham County, Arizona