KRCX-FM
Encyclopedia
KRCX-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a Regional Mexican
format. Licensed to Marysville, California
, USA, it serves the Sacramento area. The station is currently owned by Entravision Holdings, LLC.
Although KRCX does have a HD Radio
channel, it has yet to sign on a HD2 or HD3 subcarrier.
On March 10, 1994 KRCX took over KRFD, after their purchase of the station.
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...
broadcasting a Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
format. Licensed to Marysville, California
Marysville, California
Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 12,072 at the 2010 census, down from 12,268 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area, often referred to as the Yuba-Sutter Area after the two counties, Yuba and...
, USA, it serves the Sacramento area. The station is currently owned by Entravision Holdings, LLC.
Although KRCX does have a HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
channel, it has yet to sign on a HD2 or HD3 subcarrier.
On March 10, 1994 KRCX took over KRFD, after their purchase of the station.
Format History
- 1997-Present KRCX Regional MexicanRegional MexicanRegional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
- 1994-1997 KSXX Regional MexicanRegional MexicanRegional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
- 1986-1994 KRFD Album Rock
- 1984-1986 KRFD Contemporary Hits
- 1970-1984 KMYC Progressive RockProgressive rockProgressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...