KPUR-FM (95.7 FM, "Texas Country 95.7, The Armadillo") is a

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serving the

Amarillo, Texas Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County ...

, area with a

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format. This station is under ownership of

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. Its studios are located at the Amarillo Building downtown on Polk Street, and its transmitter tower is based southeast of Amarillo in unincorporated Randall County. The station is an affiliate of the

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radio network. On January 15, 2018, the then-KARX switched frequencies with

KPUR-FM KPUR-FM (95.7 FM, "Texas Country 95.7, The Armadillo") is a radio station serving the Amarillo, Texas, area with a country format. This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media. Its studios are located at the Amarillo Building downtown on P ...

and changed its name from "Nash Icon 95.7" to "Texas Country 95.7, The Armadillo".Cumulus Amarillo Country Pair To Swap Frequencies
/ref> The stations swapped call signs on January 24, 2018, with KARX picking up the KPUR-FM call sign.

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* PUR-FM Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1992 Cumulus Media radio stations 1992 establishments in Texas {{Texas-radio-station-stub