KXXM
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KXXM San Antonio, "Mix 96.1" is a Top 40 (CHR)
station owned by Clear Channel Communications
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The change of format was a result of a sale back in June of 1998 of 96.1 from Inner City Broadcasting to Clear Channel Communications for the amount of $10 million. Clear Channel has bought the last piece of radio real estate from of Inner City Broadcasting. Back in March of 1993 Clear Channel acquired Inner City's 760 KSJL AM, to make way for "WOAI-760" which would air Larry King.
July 4, 1998-September 4, 1998 KSJL drops the Mix show, and reverts back to a more Adult based Urban Contemporary format which would simulcast on AM 810 KCHG via Local Marketing Agreement. KCHG calls would change in October of 1998 to KSJL AM, and KTXX-FM 92.5 would increase in power to reach San Antonio proper and change calls to KSJL.
March 27, 1993-July 4, 1998 KSAQ-FM becomes KSJL-FM Inner City drops SMN-The Touch Urban Adult Contemporary format and replaces it with a Urban Adult Contemporary based format but adds some mainstream Urban Contemporary tracks, and adds "The Mix Show" with Ricco and D-Street which would air Monday-Saturdays at 7 pm all the way to 10 pm followed by Slow Jams with Tommy Young.
March 17, 1993-March 27, 1993 KSJL 760 AM transitions to KSAQ 96.1 and the station calls itself 76 KSJL-AM and 96.1 KSAQ FM
March 17, 1991-March 17, 1993 KSAQ's Hybrid CHR format Q96fm would change formats to Rock as 96rock becoming San Antonio's only FM rock station until 1992 when Oldies 99.5 KISS reverted back to it's rock format.
September 1988-March 17, 1991 KSAQ becomes Q96fm dropping its Super Q moniker, and sister 76AM becomes SMN-Z-Rock Album rock. A long segment of news known as "Cruz News" aired weekday mornings at 7 on Q96.
1986-September 1988 Inner City Broadcasting buys 96.1 from C&W Wireless and Top 40 All Hit 76 KSJL becomes Super Q 96/76 during the AM Stereo craze of the late 80s.
1983-1986 KMFM becomes KSLR as a Contemporary Christian format "Son Light Radio FM 96" C&W Wireless acquires station from Classic Media.
12/1977-1983 Classic Media acquires 96.1 from the Penningtons.
May 5, 1964 96.1 signs on as a Classical music station owned by the Pennington family broadcasting at 134 E Agarita Ave.
" brand, but the Mix name has held in San Antonio. There is an unrelated KISS-FM
in the city, a rock station owned by Cox Radio
. Clear Channel has apparently shown no interest in infringing on it.
(Jojo - formerly of The Woody Show, The Russell Rush Show, and The JoJo Show - now at KTDR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
station owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
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History
September 3, 1998 at 5:00 pm Urban Adult Contemporary 961 KSJL becomes the all new Mix 96.1 KSJL FM as a rock-based CHR a couple of weeks later the call letter would change to KXXM. The first song aired was "The Way" by Fastball. Mix would play artists like Will Smith, Jewel, Nysnc, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears and other Adult Top 40 artists.The change of format was a result of a sale back in June of 1998 of 96.1 from Inner City Broadcasting to Clear Channel Communications for the amount of $10 million. Clear Channel has bought the last piece of radio real estate from of Inner City Broadcasting. Back in March of 1993 Clear Channel acquired Inner City's 760 KSJL AM, to make way for "WOAI-760" which would air Larry King.
July 4, 1998-September 4, 1998 KSJL drops the Mix show, and reverts back to a more Adult based Urban Contemporary format which would simulcast on AM 810 KCHG via Local Marketing Agreement. KCHG calls would change in October of 1998 to KSJL AM, and KTXX-FM 92.5 would increase in power to reach San Antonio proper and change calls to KSJL.
March 27, 1993-July 4, 1998 KSAQ-FM becomes KSJL-FM Inner City drops SMN-The Touch Urban Adult Contemporary format and replaces it with a Urban Adult Contemporary based format but adds some mainstream Urban Contemporary tracks, and adds "The Mix Show" with Ricco and D-Street which would air Monday-Saturdays at 7 pm all the way to 10 pm followed by Slow Jams with Tommy Young.
March 17, 1993-March 27, 1993 KSJL 760 AM transitions to KSAQ 96.1 and the station calls itself 76 KSJL-AM and 96.1 KSAQ FM
March 17, 1991-March 17, 1993 KSAQ's Hybrid CHR format Q96fm would change formats to Rock as 96rock becoming San Antonio's only FM rock station until 1992 when Oldies 99.5 KISS reverted back to it's rock format.
September 1988-March 17, 1991 KSAQ becomes Q96fm dropping its Super Q moniker, and sister 76AM becomes SMN-Z-Rock Album rock. A long segment of news known as "Cruz News" aired weekday mornings at 7 on Q96.
1986-September 1988 Inner City Broadcasting buys 96.1 from C&W Wireless and Top 40 All Hit 76 KSJL becomes Super Q 96/76 during the AM Stereo craze of the late 80s.
1983-1986 KMFM becomes KSLR as a Contemporary Christian format "Son Light Radio FM 96" C&W Wireless acquires station from Classic Media.
12/1977-1983 Classic Media acquires 96.1 from the Penningtons.
May 5, 1964 96.1 signs on as a Classical music station owned by the Pennington family broadcasting at 134 E Agarita Ave.
About the Mix branding
Clear Channel often brands its Top-40 stations with the "Kiss FMKISS-FM (brand)
KISS-FM is the brand name of a Top 40 music format heard on FM radio stations in many cities in the United States . Clear Channel Communications claims ownership of the KISS-FM brand and operates most KISS-FM formatted stations, though not KISS-FM in San Antonio, Texas itself .-Origin and...
" brand, but the Mix name has held in San Antonio. There is an unrelated KISS-FM
KISS-FM
KISS-FM is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format serving the San Antonio, Texas area. The Cox Radio outlet broadcasts at 99.5MHz.- History :...
in the city, a rock station owned by Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
. Clear Channel has apparently shown no interest in infringing on it.
Former on-air staff
- Dean
- Deb
- Louu
- Woody
- Jamie Martin (The Woody Show)
- JJ & JoJo the "Olsen Twins" (The Woody Show)
(Jojo - formerly of The Woody Show, The Russell Rush Show, and The JoJo Show - now at KTDR)
- Baby Lou (Cactus Lou formerly from KJ97)
- Tony Cortez (now at KTFM)
- Jett MacKenzie
- Jay Mykel
- Crystal Stone (now at KSMG)
- Krash Kelly (former Program Director, now at KBPA - Austin)
- Nadia (former Music Director/Promotions Director)
- Jazmine
- Duncan James (former Music Director)
- John A. Canales (former Stunt Guy) "Country bros John & Tom"
- Tomas Meek (former Stunt Guy) "Country bros John & Tom"