KXO-FM (107.5
MHz) is a
commercial FM radio station licensed to
El Centro, California, and serving the
Imperial Valley. It broadcasts an
adult contemporary radio format and is owned and operated by KXO Inc., along with
KXO 1230 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1230 kHz: 1230 AM is a regional ( Class B) frequency outside the coterminous United States (Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and a local ( Class C) broadcast freq ...
. The
studio
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s and offices are on Main Street in El Centro. Carroll Buckley, the station's vice president, hosts the morning show. Other
DJs include Traci Lyon Ramirez and Gabe Lemuz.
KXO-FM has an
effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000
watts, the maximum for most radio stations in the Imperial Valley. The
transmitter is off West Villa Avenue in El Centro.
History
KXO-FM
signed on
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* Signature (disambiguation)
* Manual communication, signing as a form of communication using the hands in place of the voice
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the air on .
Broadcasting Yearbook 1977
page C-19, Broadcasting & Cable It was the FM counterpart to KXO 1230 AM.
It has always been separately programmed from its sister station. In the 1970s, 1230 KXO had a full service Full service or Full Service may refer to:
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Entertainment
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, middle of the road format, while 107.5 KXO-FM broadcast an automated beautiful music format. It played quarter-hour sweeps of mostly instrumental cover versions of popular songs as well as Broadway and Hollywood
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show tunes.
In the 1980s, as the audience for easy listening music began to age, more vocals were added until the station switched to soft adult contemporary music. In the early 2000s, the tempo of the music picked up and KXO-FM transitioned to mainstream adult contemporary.
References
External links
KXO-FM websiteKXO-FM 107.5 facebook
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Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
El Centro, California
Imperial County, California
1976 establishments in California
Radio stations established in 1976
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