KCKX
Encyclopedia
KCKX is a radio station
licensed
to serve Stayton, Oregon
, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1987, is currently co-owned by Donald D. Coss and Ken Cartwright.
as of October 18, 2010. KCKX now plays various types of country music such as bluegrass
and classic country
music. The station prior to October 18, 2010 broadcasted Spanish music branded as "Ondas de Gozo".
for a new 1,000 watt
daytime-only AM signal from the Federal Communications Commission
on October 11, 1984
. The new station was assigned the call letters KCKX by the FCC in 1984. In January 1986, permit holder Elizabeth I. Wamsley applied to transfer the construction permit to Azelco, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on May 27, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on July 14, 1986.
After the transfer and multiple extensions, KCKX received its license to cover
from the FCC on August 11, 1987.
In March 1988, Azelco, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Communications Arts, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 22, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 1988.
In December 1990, Communications Arts, Inc., agreed to sell KCKX to The Concord Group, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 8, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on September 17, 1991. This change would prove short-lived as The Concord Group, Inc., announced an agreement in June 1992 to sell this station to Spotlight Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 28, 1992, and the transaction was consummated on September 9, 1992.
In September 1997, Spotlight Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Donald D. Coss. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 21, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on February 23, 1998.
In August 2010, talks started between Donald Coss and Ken Cartwright, to bring KCKX back to its original home, Stayton Oregon. On October 18, 2010 KCKX officially transferred its signal back to Stayton, Oregon
and since has been rebranded as "Cowboy Country" and primarily plays country music. Spanish Broadcasting has now officially stopped on this transmitter.
This for not operating in accordance with the authorized 15 watt
nighttime power specified on his license.
According to the FCC, its Portland office monitored the
signal of KCKX before and after local sunset. Field
strength was found to remain constant both before and after
sunset on consecutive days last April. The agent also
captured KCKX-AM's relative signal strengths for its daytime
and nighttime operations. At that time he determined that
there was no reduction in signal strength for nighttime
operation.
A few days later the FCC agent inspected the station at its
control point in Woodburn.
The commission said that during an interview with the
Portland agent, Coss said he was aware of the
requirement to reduce operating power at night from 1000
watts down to 15 watts, however it was just
too costly to maintain the necessary time-keeping devices,
power switching devices and other equipment to accomplish
this.
Now, in its latest correspondence with the station, the FCC
noted that in 2000 it's Enforcement Bureau had issued a
Notice of Violation to Coss also for failing to reduce the
nighttime power of KCKX AM. It then issued the $6000 Notice
of Apparent Liability and instructed Coss to send a sworn
statement about how he'll fix the problem. It also
cautioned Cross that future violations of its rules may
subject him to more severe enforcement penalties.
Cross was given the customary time to reply as well as to
pay the $6000 Notice of Apparent Liability or to file an
appeal.
Radio station
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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 Stayton, Oregon
Stayton, Oregon
Stayton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, located southeast of the state capital, Salem, on Oregon Route 22. It is south of Sublimity and east of Aumsville. Located on the North Santiam River, Stayton is a regional agricultural and light manufacturing center. The population was...
, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1987, is currently co-owned by Donald D. Coss and Ken Cartwright.
Programming
KCKX is now back on air broadcasting country musicCountry 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...
as of October 18, 2010. KCKX now plays various types of country music such as bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
and classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
music. The station prior to October 18, 2010 broadcasted Spanish music branded as "Ondas de Gozo".
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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for a new 1,000 watt
Watt
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daytime-only AM signal from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on October 11, 1984
1984 in radio
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. The new station was assigned the call letters KCKX by the FCC in 1984. In January 1986, permit holder Elizabeth I. Wamsley applied to transfer the construction permit to Azelco, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on May 27, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on July 14, 1986.
After the transfer and multiple extensions, KCKX received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on August 11, 1987.
In March 1988, Azelco, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Communications Arts, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 22, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 1988.
In December 1990, Communications Arts, Inc., agreed to sell KCKX to The Concord Group, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 8, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on September 17, 1991. This change would prove short-lived as The Concord Group, Inc., announced an agreement in June 1992 to sell this station to Spotlight Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 28, 1992, and the transaction was consummated on September 9, 1992.
In September 1997, Spotlight Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Donald D. Coss. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 21, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on February 23, 1998.
In August 2010, talks started between Donald Coss and Ken Cartwright, to bring KCKX back to its original home, Stayton Oregon. On October 18, 2010 KCKX officially transferred its signal back to Stayton, Oregon
Stayton, Oregon
Stayton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, located southeast of the state capital, Salem, on Oregon Route 22. It is south of Sublimity and east of Aumsville. Located on the North Santiam River, Stayton is a regional agricultural and light manufacturing center. The population was...
and since has been rebranded as "Cowboy Country" and primarily plays country music. Spanish Broadcasting has now officially stopped on this transmitter.
FCC Fine
On December 1st, 2010 the FCC issued a $6000 Notice of Apparent Liability to Donald Coss.This for not operating in accordance with the authorized 15 watt
nighttime power specified on his license.
According to the FCC, its Portland office monitored the
signal of KCKX before and after local sunset. Field
strength was found to remain constant both before and after
sunset on consecutive days last April. The agent also
captured KCKX-AM's relative signal strengths for its daytime
and nighttime operations. At that time he determined that
there was no reduction in signal strength for nighttime
operation.
A few days later the FCC agent inspected the station at its
control point in Woodburn.
The commission said that during an interview with the
Portland agent, Coss said he was aware of the
requirement to reduce operating power at night from 1000
watts down to 15 watts, however it was just
too costly to maintain the necessary time-keeping devices,
power switching devices and other equipment to accomplish
this.
Now, in its latest correspondence with the station, the FCC
noted that in 2000 it's Enforcement Bureau had issued a
Notice of Violation to Coss also for failing to reduce the
nighttime power of KCKX AM. It then issued the $6000 Notice
of Apparent Liability and instructed Coss to send a sworn
statement about how he'll fix the problem. It also
cautioned Cross that future violations of its rules may
subject him to more severe enforcement penalties.
Cross was given the customary time to reply as well as to
pay the $6000 Notice of Apparent Liability or to file an
appeal.