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KXOT (FM)
KXOT (106.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Los Lunas, New Mexico, and serving the Albuquerque metropolitan area. It airs a Regional Mexican radio format branded as "La Mexicana 106.3". It is owned by Vanguard Media with studios and offices on San Pedro Drive NE at Marble Avenue in Albuquerque.
KXOT is a Class C1 radio station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter tower is off Tower Road in Los Lunas. Programming is also heard on 70-watt FM translator K240EC at 95.9 MHz in Santa Fe.
An original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in September 1990. While it was being built, the call sign was KZPY. It was licensed to Patricia Komorowski, and would be launched by Guardian Communications under a local marketing agreement (LMA) in January 1995. That was coupled with a signal upgrade for 97.7 KLVO. Two months later, Guardian would purchase the station for $210,000.
Prior to the construction of this facility, the 106.3 frequency in Albuquerque was used by FM translator K292EN, which was owned by Double Eagle Broadcasting of Cordova, Tennessee. which had initially aired KMXQ in Socorro; The 106.3 translator had been simulcasting KZRQ 105.1 FM, which was an affiliate of the "Z-Rock" radio network at the time, playing active rock.
KZPY 106.3 signed on the air in January 1995. It had a "Dance and Romance" format. It later used KDNR as its call letters, representing the slogan "Dance and Romance." The format later switched to rhythmic contemporary, branded as "Rhythm Driven 106-3."
In September 1996, Guardian Communications of Cincinnati announced the sale of its stations, including the Albuquerque cluster of KDNR, KLVO, KKIM 1000 AM and KARS 840 AM. The stations were sold to American General Media for $5.5 million in early 1998, shortly after FM 106.3 shifted to Rhythmic Contemporary music.
In the summer of 1997, the station switched its call sign to KYLZ-FM, which was previously used by KSQL in Santa Cruz, California from 1994 to 1996. FM 106.3 used the same moniker and Rhythmic Contemporary format as "Wild 107-7" in Santa Cruz. However, there is no evidence that there was ever any connection between the two stations. The new station was branded as "Wild 106", and went head-to-head with Rhythmic KKSS 97.3 FM. KKSS had been very popular with local youth for much of the 1990s.
The two stations were in a fierce battle for Albuquerque's hip-hop music listeners over the next seven years. KKSS shifted to mainstream Top 40 hits in early 2001, making KYLZ 106.3 the lone rhythmic contemporary station for nearly two years. However, KKSS returned to rhythmic in late 2002 after changing ownership, putting the two stations in direct competition once again. KKSS eventually reclaimed the top spot in the format.
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KXOT (FM)
KXOT (106.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Los Lunas, New Mexico, and serving the Albuquerque metropolitan area. It airs a Regional Mexican radio format branded as "La Mexicana 106.3". It is owned by Vanguard Media with studios and offices on San Pedro Drive NE at Marble Avenue in Albuquerque.
KXOT is a Class C1 radio station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter tower is off Tower Road in Los Lunas. Programming is also heard on 70-watt FM translator K240EC at 95.9 MHz in Santa Fe.
An original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in September 1990. While it was being built, the call sign was KZPY. It was licensed to Patricia Komorowski, and would be launched by Guardian Communications under a local marketing agreement (LMA) in January 1995. That was coupled with a signal upgrade for 97.7 KLVO. Two months later, Guardian would purchase the station for $210,000.
Prior to the construction of this facility, the 106.3 frequency in Albuquerque was used by FM translator K292EN, which was owned by Double Eagle Broadcasting of Cordova, Tennessee. which had initially aired KMXQ in Socorro; The 106.3 translator had been simulcasting KZRQ 105.1 FM, which was an affiliate of the "Z-Rock" radio network at the time, playing active rock.
KZPY 106.3 signed on the air in January 1995. It had a "Dance and Romance" format. It later used KDNR as its call letters, representing the slogan "Dance and Romance." The format later switched to rhythmic contemporary, branded as "Rhythm Driven 106-3."
In September 1996, Guardian Communications of Cincinnati announced the sale of its stations, including the Albuquerque cluster of KDNR, KLVO, KKIM 1000 AM and KARS 840 AM. The stations were sold to American General Media for $5.5 million in early 1998, shortly after FM 106.3 shifted to Rhythmic Contemporary music.
In the summer of 1997, the station switched its call sign to KYLZ-FM, which was previously used by KSQL in Santa Cruz, California from 1994 to 1996. FM 106.3 used the same moniker and Rhythmic Contemporary format as "Wild 107-7" in Santa Cruz. However, there is no evidence that there was ever any connection between the two stations. The new station was branded as "Wild 106", and went head-to-head with Rhythmic KKSS 97.3 FM. KKSS had been very popular with local youth for much of the 1990s.
The two stations were in a fierce battle for Albuquerque's hip-hop music listeners over the next seven years. KKSS shifted to mainstream Top 40 hits in early 2001, making KYLZ 106.3 the lone rhythmic contemporary station for nearly two years. However, KKSS returned to rhythmic in late 2002 after changing ownership, putting the two stations in direct competition once again. KKSS eventually reclaimed the top spot in the format.