KYYX (97.1 FM) is a

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Minot, North Dakota Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 20 ...

, owned by

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The call sign "KYYX" is pronounced as "kicks" and the station's nickname is "97 Kicks FM".

also owns and operates

KCJB KCJB "91 Country" 910 is a country radio station in Minot, North Dakota. KCJB carries the Minnesota Twins. iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns and operates KYYX 97.1 (Country), KRRZ 1390 (Classic Hits/Talk), KIZZ 93.7 (Top 40), KMXA-FM 99.9 ( AC), a ...

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KRRZ KRRZ (1390 AM, "Classic Hits 1390") is a classic hits radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. KRRZ also airs Minnesota Vikings football games and ''The Rush Limbaugh Show''. iHeartMedia, Inc ...

1390 (

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KIZZ KIZZ (93.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a Contemporary hit radio, top 40 (CHR) radio station located in Minot, North Dakota owned by iHeartMedia, Z94 airs the syndicated ''The Bob and Sheri Show, Bob and Sheri'' morning show and along with weekend prog ...

93.7 (

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KMXA-FM KMXA-FM (99.9 FM, "Mix 99.9") is an adult contemporary radio station in Minot, North Dakota owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. During the Christmas season "Mix 99.9" plays continuous Christmas music. The station begins playing the Christmas music the day ...

99.9 ( AC), and

KZPR KZPR (105.3 FM, "The Fox 105.3") is an mainstream rock formatted radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station began as a classic rock station but has evolved into an mainstream rock station in recent years, and com ...

105.3 (

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) in

Minot Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Minot Air Force Base, Air Force base approximately north of ...

Previous KYYX stations

This radio station is not the first with the call letters KYYX. The original

KYYX KYYX (97.1 FM) is a country music radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The call sign "KYYX" is pronounced as "kicks" and the station's nickname is "97 Kicks FM". iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns and operates KCJB 910 (Coun ...

operated as a new wave-themed radio station in

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, in the early 1980s. A country radio station in

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, operated as

from 1985 to 1987 before going off the air and changing its call letters.

References

External links

97 Kicks FM website

KYYX/KJET - Memories of two GREAT Seattle stations in the 80s
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