WBKX (96.5
FM) is a
radio station
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that is based in
Dunkirk, New York
Dunkirk is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It was settled around 1805 and incorporated in 1880. The population was 12,743 as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Dunkirk i ...
and also broadcasts at 100.3 FM (via translator W262BX) in Jamestown, New York. The station, along with
WDOE, is owned by Alan Bishop and George Kimble.
The station broadcasts a
country music
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format at 96.5 MHz in Dunkirk and 100.3 MHz in Jamestown and is branded as "Kix Country." The station broadcasts a local morning show hosted by Mark James. Other dayparts use the Waitt Radio 24-hour format.
The station was originally known as WCQA, 96.5 "The Bull," also under a country format. Said format was adopted after the demise of the station's longtime country outlet,
WBUZ. (Shortly before WBUZ's end, WCQA submitted a petition to the
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) to move to the
Jamestown, New York suburb of
Falconer; however, it was rescinded when WBUZ failed, leaving Dunkirk with WCQA as the lone commercial radio station.) However, after 2000, the station shifted to a satellite
adult contemporary
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format from ABC and changed their branding to "96 Kix". After a few years, and numerous complaints, WBKX decided to revert to the country format in 2006. In 2009, WBKX began simulcasting at 100.3 FM to make a big competition in Jamestown competing with
WHUG
WHUG (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jamestown, New York, United States, the station is currently owned by Media One Radio Group.
Local disc jockeys heard on this station include Dan Warren (''The ...
"My Country 101.9".
External links
WBKX official websiteWBKX
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