KQKX (106.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country
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format. Licensed to
Norfolk, Nebraska
Norfolk ( or ) is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 76 miles southwest of Sioux City, Iowa, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,955 at the 2020 census, mak ...
, the station transmits at 100,000 watts. KQKX has a large footprint, serving all of northeastern Nebraska, reaching south along the I-80 corridor, west towards
Ord, Nebraska, and east along the Missouri River valley and north, into portions of southeast South Dakota.
The station is currently owned by WJAG, Inc.
History
KQKX was first licensed, as WJAG-FM, in 1971. On September 10, 1979, the call letters were changed to KEXL, and the station aired a
hot adult contemporary
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format known as "106.7 The X". On November 18, 2009, the call sign was changed to KQKX.
Call Sign History
(Facility ID Number: 73122) The former call letters were transferred to a new KEXL in Pierce, Nebraska, on 97.5 FM.
References
External links
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FCC History Cards for KQKX
(covering 1967–1980 as WJAG-FM / KEXL)
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Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1971
1971 establishments in Nebraska
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