KYIX
Air 1 station in Chico, California
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KYIX (104.9 FM) is a repeater station for the Air1 Radio Network based in Chico, California and licensed to South Oroville, California. It is owned by Butte Broadcasting Company, Inc., which owns and operates sister station KKXX.
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| Broadcast area | Chico, California |
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| Frequency | 104.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Air1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian worship |
| Subchannels | HD2: K-Love HD3: The Valley's 105.7 (Adult contemporary) HD4: KKXX simulcast |
| Affiliations | Air1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Butte Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| KKXX | |
| History | |
First air date | February 1, 1994 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7914 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 260 watts |
| HAAT | 472 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°39′4.00″N 121°27′43.00″W |
| Translators | HD2: 104.5 K283AR (Chico) HD3: 105.7 K289CH (Chico) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Air 1 K-Love (HD2) The Valley's 105.7 (HD3) |
Brief history
HD Radio
On January 29, 2025, KYIX's HD3 subchannel changed their format from oldies to hot adult contemporary, branded as "105.7 The Mountain". The station is being programmed by Robert Paul and managed by Rob Austin of JamTraxx Media / RadioMixes / Fusion Radio fame.[2]
On October 3, 2025 at 4 pm, KYIX-HD3 dropped its hot adult contemporary format and began stunting as "Meow 105.7", towards a new format to launch on Wednesday, October 8 at 12 pm.[3]
On October 8, 2025 at 12 pm, KYIX-HD3 ended stunting and launched an adult contemporary format, branded as "The Valley's 105.7".[4]
