KXKQ
Encyclopedia
KXKQ is a radio station
licensed
to serve Safford, Arizona
, USA. The station is owned by McMurray Communications, Inc. It airs a Country music
format.
The station was assigned the KXKQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on March 13, 1979
.
In 2000, KXKQ was named "Best Country Music Station" by the editors of the Phoenix New Times. In 2001, the same newspaper named KXKQ "Best Country Radio 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...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Safford, Arizona
Safford, Arizona
- History :Safford was founded by Joshua Eaton Bailey, Hiram Kennedy and Edward Tuttle, who came from Gila Bend, in southwestern Arizona. They left Gila Bend in the winter of 1873-74; their work on canals and dams having been destroyed by high water the previous summer...
, USA. The station is owned by McMurray Communications, Inc. It airs a Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format.
The station was assigned the KXKQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on March 13, 1979
1979 in radio
The year 1979 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*September - KDWB-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota breaks away from their Top 40 AM sister, becoming album-oriented rock as "K101"...
.
In 2000, KXKQ was named "Best Country Music Station" by the editors of the Phoenix New Times. In 2001, the same newspaper named KXKQ "Best Country Radio Station".