KQQX
Encyclopedia
KQQX is a commercial radio station
in Steelville, Missouri
, with a construction permit to move to Hermann, Missouri
, broadcasting to the western suburbs of the Saint Louis, Missouri, area.
KQQX airs a modern rock
music format branded as "93X". Following suit of the similarly branded 93X, KXXR
in the Minnesota Twin Cities. As Well as the Memphis WMFS-FM.
As of November 2008, KQQX has ended the 93X format and is moving to its new home. The station's new format is unknown and the station will continue to market to St. Louis' Westplex area.
, with call letters KNSX owner, Twenty-One Sound Communications, sought to sell the station in September, 2007 for a reported $15 million. No suitable buyers were found. On December 14, 2007 The FCC approved a call letter change to KQQX, as well as a construction permit for the station to move to Hermann, Missouri.
Currently the owners are looking for an investment partner to help carry out this plan.
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 Steelville, Missouri
Steelville, Missouri
Steelville is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,429 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County.-Geography:Steelville is located at...
, with a construction permit to move to Hermann, Missouri
Hermann, Missouri
Hermann is a city designated in 1842 as the county seat of Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. It is near the center of the Missouri Rhineland and south of the Missouri River. The population was 2,674 at the 2000 census....
, broadcasting to the western suburbs of the Saint Louis, Missouri, area.
KQQX airs a modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
music format branded as "93X". Following suit of the similarly branded 93X, KXXR
KXXR
KXXR is an active rock radio station broadcasting to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media, which also owns KQRS-FM and the three station trimulcast known as "Love 105"...
in the Minnesota Twin Cities. As Well as the Memphis WMFS-FM.
As of November 2008, KQQX has ended the 93X format and is moving to its new home. The station's new format is unknown and the station will continue to market to St. Louis' Westplex area.
History
Originally airing in Steelville, MissouriSteelville, Missouri
Steelville is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,429 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County.-Geography:Steelville is located at...
, with call letters KNSX owner, Twenty-One Sound Communications, sought to sell the station in September, 2007 for a reported $15 million. No suitable buyers were found. On December 14, 2007 The FCC approved a call letter change to KQQX, as well as a construction permit for the station to move to Hermann, Missouri.
Construction permit
Pursuant to FCC regulations, KQQX plans to build a new tower and 33,000 watt transmitter in Hermann, MO. This move should better serve the West suburban area of St. Louis. The new transmitter will broadcast the station from Columbia to St. Louis, as well as from Hannibal to Steeleville. This is part of a restructioning of the Twenty-One Sound Communications plan to form a stable cluster of radio stations in, and around the St. Louis market.Currently the owners are looking for an investment partner to help carry out this plan.