KAIX
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| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
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| Branding | Air1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian worship music |
| Network | Air1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | 2008 |
Former call signs | KKRR (2008–2019) KEZF (2019–2020) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 92997 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 500 watts (vertical) |
| HAAT | 526 meters (1,726 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°44′26″N 106°21′34″W / 42.74056°N 106.35944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
KAIX (88.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Casper, Wyoming, United States. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and airs its Air1 Christian worship music network.
The station broadcast an oldies music format until August 12, 2010.[2] Subsequently, operating a religious format, the station was taken silent on November 8, 2019, and sold to the Educational Media Foundation.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on August 22, 2005.[3] The new station was assigned call letters KKRR by the FCC on September 9, 2008.[4] KKRR received its license to cover from the FCC on August 27, 2008.[5]
Cedar Cove Broadcasting acquired KKRR's license from original licensee WCN, Inc. effective September 11, 2019, at a purchase price of $50,000. The station changed its call sign to KEZF on October 5, 2019, and then to KAIX on February 8, 2020. Cedar Cove then traded the station to EMF in exchange for translator K214DI (90.7 FM), which had been Air1's transmitter in Casper, and $50,000.[6] The exchange was consummated on May 11, 2020.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAIX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BPED-19990311MN)". FCC Media Bureau. August 22, 2005.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20080822AAC)". FCC Media Bureau. August 27, 2008.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam (January 8, 2020). "Greater On-Air Coverage For An EMF Network". RBR. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 92997 (KAIX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KAIX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database