KKYX

KKYX
City	San Antonio, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater San Antonio; South Texas
Frequency	680 kHz
Branding	Country Legends 680 KKYX
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Classic country
Ownership
Owner	Cox Media Group ; (CMG NY/Texas Radio, LLC)
Sister stations	KCYY; KISS-FM; KONO; KONO-FM; KSMG; KTKX;
History
First air date	1926
Former call signs	KGCM (1926); KTAP (1926–31); KABC (1931–54); KGBS (1954); KENS (1954–62); KBAT (1962–72)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48723
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts (day); 10,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	29°30′03″N 98°49′54″W / 29.50083°N 98.83167°W
Translator(s)	104.9 K285EU (Mendoza)
Repeater(s)	100.3 KCYY-HD2 (San Antonio)
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS
Webcast	Listen live; Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.kkyx.com

KKYX (680 AM) is a classic country music radio station owned by Cox Media Group. It is licensed to, and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The station also carries play-by-play of the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League (Minor League Baseball). Its studios are located in Northwest San Antonio near the South Texas Medical Center complex, and the transmitter site is in east Medina County, west of the city proper. KKYX morning personality Jerry King is also a member of the Country DJ Hall Of Fame. Jerry retired from KKYX in 2018 after a 53-year radio career. Of those 53 years, he worked for KKYX for 43 years.

History[]

KKYX signed on, with the sequentially issued call letters KGCM, in the fall of 1926.^[1] It initially had limited programming, and in early December the schedule of the then-ten watt station was reported to be "Daily except Sunday: 10:15 a.m weather forecast; 10:30-11:30 a.m. request music; 12:30 road information followed by music; 6:30-7:30 p.m. request music".^[2]

During this time the local Chamber of Commerce was promoting San Antonio as "America's Playground" for conventions and tourists.^[3] Aligning the station with this promotion, in December 1926 station owner Robert Bridge arranged for the call letters to be changed to KTAP, standing for the slogan "Kum to America's Playground".^[4]^[5] The station's later call signs were KABC, KGBS and KENS, followed in 1962 by KBAT. The current KKYX call sign was adopted on September 4, 1972, and the station has had a country music format ever since. It became a major outlet for country music that serves much of south Texas. During the 1970s and early 1980s, KKYX was ranked one of the top ten country music radio stations in the United States.^[6]

It currently broadcasts a classic country music format, similar to that of WSM AM 650 in Nashville, Tennessee, focusing on the old country hits over the years from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Coverage area[]

KKYX has a fairly large coverage area, covering a large area of southern Texas, including the entire San Antonio and Austin radio markets, along with areas around Victoria, Texas. Grade B coverage can be received in the Corpus Christi and Houston areas. About 100 counties were claimed to be part of the KKYX listening area.^[7]

Translator[]

Broadcast translators of KKYX
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	Facility ID	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
K285EU	104.9	Mendoza, Texas	87144	250	61 m (200 ft)	D	29°30′52″N 98°34′7″W / 29.51444°N 98.56861°W / 29.51444; -98.56861	FCC LMS

References[]

^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, September 30, 1926, page 3
^ "KGCM Schedule", San Antonio Express, December 8, 1926, page 25.
^ Alamo Antique Convention Name Badge (worthpoint.com)
^ "'Kum to America's Playground' Motto of Radio Station", San Antonio Light, page 9-B, December 15, 1926.
^ "Official Call Book and Log" (KTAP entry), Radio Digest, November 1929, page 88.
^ KKYX 50th Anniversary Belt Buckle San Antonio Radio Memories. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KKYX&service=AM&status=L&hours=D

External links[]

Official website
KKYX in the FCC AM station database
KKYX on Radio-Locator
KKYX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

K285EU in the FCC FM station database
K285EU on Radio-Locator
FCC History Cards for KKYX

[1] "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, September 30, 1926, page 3

[2] "KGCM Schedule", San Antonio Express, December 8, 1926, page 25.

[3] Alamo Antique Convention Name Badge (worthpoint.com)

[4] "'Kum to America's Playground' Motto of Radio Station", San Antonio Light, page 9-B, December 15, 1926.

[5] "Official Call Book and Log" (KTAP entry), Radio Digest, November 1929, page 88.

[6] KKYX 50th Anniversary Belt Buckle San Antonio Radio Memories. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[7] ttp://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KKYX&service=AM&status=L&hours=D

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

v t Country radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABW – Baird KACQ – Lometa KACT – Andrews KACT-FM – Andrews KAGG – Madisonville KAJA – San Antonio KAJE - Ingleside-Corpus Christi KALP – Alpine KAML – Kenedy-Karnes City KAND – Corsicana KARX – Canyon KASE-FM – Austin KATP – Amarillo KATX – Eastland KAUM – Colorado City KAXA – Mountain Home KAYD-FM - Silsbee KBCT – Waco KBCY – Tye KBEC – Waxahachie KBEY – Burnet KBQQ – Smiley KBST-FM – Big Spring KBUK – La Grange KCKL – Malakoff KCKM – Monahans KCLW – Hamilton KCTX-FM – Childress KCUN-LP - Livingston KCWM – Hondo KCYY – San Antonio KDCD – San Angelo KDDD-FM – Dumas KDHN – Dimmitt KDLK-FM – Del Rio KDNZ – Pecos KDRX – Laughlin Air Force Base KEAN-FM – Abilene KEBE – Jacksonville KEKR - Mexia KEYE – Perryton KFLP-FM – Floydada KFST-FM – Fort Stockton KFTX – Kingsville KFWR – Jacksboro KFXE – Ingram KFYN-FM – Detroit KGAS-FM – Carthage KGKL-FM – San Angelo KGNC – Amarillo KHBR – Hillsboro KHDY – Clarksville KHEY-FM – El Paso KHFX – Cleburne KHKX – Odessa KHOS-FM – Sonora KIBQ – Austwell KIKT – Cooper KILT-FM – Houston KIMP – Mount Pleasant KIUN – Pecos KIVY-FM – Crockett KIXS – Victoria KJCS – Nacogdoches KKBQ – Pasadena KKCN – Ballinger KKLY – El Paso KKUS – Tyler KKYN-FM – Plainview KKYR-FM – Texarkana KKYX – San Antonio KLLL-FM – Lubbock KLSR-FM – Memphis KLUR – Wichita Falls KLXK – Breckenridge KMBL – Junction KMHT – Marshall KMIL – Cameron KMKS – Bay City KMKT – Bells KMOO-FM – Mineola KMUL-FM – Muleshoe KMVL-FM – Madisonville KNAF – Fredericksburg KNAF-FM – Fredericksburg KNAL - Port Lavaca KNEL-FM – Brady KNES – Fairfield KNFM – Midland KNUE – Tyler KNUZ – San Saba KOGT – Orange KOKE-FM – Thorndale KOLI – Electra KOLJ – Quanah KOMX – Pampa KOOV – Kempner KORA-FM – Bryan KORQ - Winters KOXE – Brownwood KOYN – Paris KPAN – Hereford KPAN-FM – Hereford KPET – Lamesa KPIR – Granbury KPLX – Fort Worth KPUR-FM - Claude KQBB – Center KQBQ – Meyersville KQBR – Lubbock KQRP-LP – Malakoff KQTY-FM – Borger KRBL – Idalou KRMX – Marlin KRNH – Kerrville KRPT – Devine KRRG – Laredo KRUN – Ballinger KRVA-FM - Campbell KRVF – Kerens KRXT – Rockdale KRYS-FM – Corpus Christi KSAM-FM – Huntsville KSAQ – Charlotte KSCH – Sulphur Springs KSCN – Pittsburg KSCK-LP – Sterling City KSCS – Fort Worth KSEM – Seminole KSEY-FM – Seymour KSLI – Abilene KSNY-FM – Snyder KSSL – Post KSTA – Coleman KSTV-FM – Dublin KTEX – Mercedes KTFW-FM – Glen Rose KTHP – Hemphill KTHT – Cleveland KTKO – Beeville KTTX – Brenham KTTY - New Boston KTWF – Scotland KTWL – Hempstead KTXM – Hallettsville KTXO – Goldsmith KUFA – Hebbronville KUKA – San Diego KULM-FM – Columbus KULP – El Campo KUSJ – Harker Heights KUZN – Centerville KVET-FM – Austin KVLG – La Grange KVMC – Colorado City KVMK – Wheelock KVOU-FM – Uvalde KVRP – Stamford KVRP-FM – Haskell KVST – Huntsville KVWC-FM - Vernon KWBC – College Station KWBF - Lubbock KWBY-FM - Ranger KWED – Seguin KWFS-FM – Wichita Falls KWRD – Henderson KWSP-LP – Kerrville KWYU – Christine KXDJ – Spearman KXEZ-Farmersville KXOX – Sweetwater KXXF - Winnie KXXN - Iowa Park KYKK – Junction KYKM – Yoakum KYKR – Beaumont KYKS – Lufkin KYKX – Longview KYOX - Comanche KYXX – Ozona KYYK – Palestine KYYW – Abilene WACO-FM – Waco WTAW-FM - Buffalo
Defunct:	KDLP-LP – Ace KHTZ – Ganado KRHC – Burnet KSTB – Crystal Beach KTON – Belton KUOL – San Marcos
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas