KABX-FM
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KABX-FM is a adult contemporary formatted radio station
in Merced, California
. KABX is owned and operated by Mapleton Communications LLC. KABX can be heard in a very large area from approximately Modesto, CA, to south of Fresno, CA. It sometimes can be heard as far north as the Eastern portions of the Bay Area.
KABX was previously an automated easy listening station with the callsign KMYT. KMYT was the original FM sister station to KYOS AM 1480. KABX was originally located at the KYOS-AM transmitter site, but was relocated to Shultz Mountain in Cathys Valley, CA in late 1999, and early 2000 to gain better signal coverage. This is incorrect-(Recently they have dropped 50's & early 60's oldies) and added 80's hits with such artists as Rick Springfield
& Huey Lewis
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KABX still plays 50's, 60's, 70's & 80's. On August 27, 2011 KABX adjusted its format and became mainstream AC "The New K 97.5- Favorites of Yesterday and Today. Under the guidance of AC consultant Gary Berkowitz, the station is using Jam jingles and voice overs from Jim Merkel.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Merced, California
Merced, California
Merced is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Northern California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 78,958. Incorporated in 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council-manager government...
. KABX is owned and operated by Mapleton Communications LLC. KABX can be heard in a very large area from approximately Modesto, CA, to south of Fresno, CA. It sometimes can be heard as far north as the Eastern portions of the Bay Area.
KABX was previously an automated easy listening station with the callsign KMYT. KMYT was the original FM sister station to KYOS AM 1480. KABX was originally located at the KYOS-AM transmitter site, but was relocated to Shultz Mountain in Cathys Valley, CA in late 1999, and early 2000 to gain better signal coverage. This is incorrect-(Recently they have dropped 50's & early 60's oldies) and added 80's hits with such artists as Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...
& Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
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KABX still plays 50's, 60's, 70's & 80's. On August 27, 2011 KABX adjusted its format and became mainstream AC "The New K 97.5- Favorites of Yesterday and Today. Under the guidance of AC consultant Gary Berkowitz, the station is using Jam jingles and voice overs from Jim Merkel.