KDXU (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Southern Utah |
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| Frequency | 890 kHz |
| Branding | 106.1 KDXU |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| KCIN, KDXU-FM, KIYK, KREC, KSUB, KXBN | |
| History | |
First air date | July 3, 1957 |
Call sign meaning | Dixie Utah |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60454 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°4′5″N 113°31′8″W / 37.06806°N 113.51889°W |
| Translator | 92.5 K223DI (St. George) |
| Repeater | 106.1 KDXU-FM (Colorado City, Arizona) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 890kdxu |
KDXU (890 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station simulcasting a news/talk format with co-owned KDXU-FM (106.1) in Colorado City, Arizona. Licensed to St. George, Utah, KDXU 890 is owned by Townsquare Media.[2] The studios are on Ridgeview Drive in St. George.
By day, KDXU is powered at 10,000 watts non-directional. As 890 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WLS in Chicago, at night KDXU uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on East 2450 South near South 3210 East.[3] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator K223DI at 92.5 MHz.[4]
History
KDXU signed on the air on July 3, 1957.[5] It originally broadcast on 1450 kHz. It aired a full service format of Middle of the Road (MOR) music with news, talk and sports. It was an affiliate of the ABC Information Radio Network.
In 1973, it added an FM station, KDXU-FM (93.5). The FM station aired an automated beautiful music format, playing quarter hour sweeps of soft instrumental music. It later switched its call sign to KZEZ and more recently back to KDXU-FM.
KDXU was only permitted to broadcast at 1,000 watts by day and 250 watts at night, a fraction of its current output. Management wanted to improve its signal. The station's frequency was moved to 890 kHz in September 1985.[6] A three-tower directional antenna was constructed for use from sunset to sunrise. The following year, KDXU and KZEZ were acquired by Simmons Family Media, Inc., based in Salt Lake City. Simmons later sold KDXU to Townsquare Media.
In January 2022, KDXU began simulcasting on FM translator K223DI at 92.5 MHz in St. George. Another simulcast, on KDXU-FM (106.1) in Colorado City, Arizona, was added in December 2024.[7]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDXU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KDXU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KDXU
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K223DI
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-215. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-316. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 23, 2024). "Townsquare Makes Changes In St. George". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KDXU
- Facility details for Facility ID 60454 (KDXU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KDXU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 203176 (K223DI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K223DI at FCCdata.org