KAOX
Radio station in Shelley, Idaho, United States
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KAOX (107.9 FM) is a news/talk formatted radio station licensed to Shelley, Idaho. Known as "NewsTalk 107.9", the station is owned by Sandhill Media Group.
HD2: Now 105.1
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| Broadcast area | Shelley-Rexburg-Rigby-Blackfoot-Idaho Falls |
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| Frequency | 107.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | NewsTalk 107.9 HD2: Now 105.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Subchannels | HD2: Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1995 (at 107.3) |
Former frequencies | 107.3 MHz (1999-2016) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 31169 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 32,000 watts |
| HAAT | 139 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°21′6″N 112°0′29″W |
| Translator | HD2: 105.1 K286BU (Idaho Falls) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | newstalk1079.com now1051.net (HD2) |
History
KAOX received a construction permit on 107.3 from Kemmerer, Wyoming on November 8, 1995. It was owned by Jimmy Ray Carroll. After an extension of the construction permit, the station received a license to cover on December 22, 2000. On September 21, 2021, the station was sold again to Chaparral Broadcasting, joining KMER.[2] The station was sold in 2004 to Simmons Media, a Salt Lake City based radio group.[3] In 2014, Simmons transferred their properties to Broadway Media, including KAOX.[4]
The station was known as "The X" and covered much of southwestern Wyoming. The identification mentioned the cities of Evanston, Rock Springs, and Green River.[5]
In 2016, in order to complete frequency changes as a result of a shuffle of stations in Salt Lake City, Broadway took KAOX off 107.3, and moved the station to Shelley, Idaho, near Idaho Falls. The station was silent for a period of time with the allotment of 107.9. Broadway sold KAOX to Frandsen Media for $25,000.[6] Frandsen Media's Sandhill Media Group brought the station back on air with a news/talk format.[7]
