KXNA (104.9 FM) is a

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broadcasting an

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, it serves the Fayetteville (North West Arkansas) area. The station is currently owned by Elizabeth Marquis. The station was a finalist for

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magazine's 2007 Industry Achievement Award for Best Alternative Station for markets 100 and up. Other finalists include

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, WJSE,

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, and WSFM.

History

The station debuted on September 19, 1968, as KCIZ-FM. It went through a slew of formats. Beginning with

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for its first few years as "Stereo 105",

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in the late 1970s,

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in 1983 as "FM 105", and back to Top 40/ CHR for five years as "KC105" ("The Hot FM") from 1986 until 1991. In April of 1991, the station dropped CHR altogether and flipped to an

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format as "EZ-105". It didn't last very long, and in August 1992, the station dropped its easy listening format for a country format and changed its call letters to KBEV as "Beaver 105". In October 1994, its call-letters were changed to KBRS. The station flipped its format to Alternative Rock in 1997, and its current KXNA call-letters was introduced in November 2000. Effective June 1, 2019, KXNA was sold as part of the Rox Radio Group's acquisition of the Hog Radio Group properties including KFMD-FM. The new owner of KXNA is Elizabeth Marquis, who acquired the station's license on January 27, 2021.

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