KEGX
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KEGX is a radio station
broadcasting a Classic rock
format. Licensed to Richland, Washington
, USA, the station serves the Tri-Cities area. The station is being purchased by Townsquare Media
In 2010, KEGX owners New Northwest Broadcasters defaulted and this station went into receivership. KEGX continued to operate in that arrangement until Townsquare media announced purchase of the frequency on December 1, 2010.
In 2011, KEGX 106.5 will become KEYW 106.5 with a Hot AC format. KEYW 98.3 will become KEGX 98.3 with a classic rock format.
As KHWK the station primarily had a country format. A noteworthy short lived incarnation was an attempt to operate a CHR format and directly compete with then KIOK (OK95).
As KOTY it operated with a country format up until 1993 becoming "The Eagle 106.5."
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 Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format. Licensed to Richland, Washington
Richland, Washington
Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,058. April 1, 2011 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the...
, USA, the station serves the Tri-Cities area. The station is being purchased by Townsquare Media
In 2010, KEGX owners New Northwest Broadcasters defaulted and this station went into receivership. KEGX continued to operate in that arrangement until Townsquare media announced purchase of the frequency on December 1, 2010.
In 2011, KEGX 106.5 will become KEYW 106.5 with a Hot AC format. KEYW 98.3 will become KEGX 98.3 with a classic rock format.
History
The station went on the air as KHWK on 1982-05-03. On 1987-04-03, the station changed its call sign to KOTY-FM. On 1993-04-15 to the current KEGX.As KHWK the station primarily had a country format. A noteworthy short lived incarnation was an attempt to operate a CHR format and directly compete with then KIOK (OK95).
As KOTY it operated with a country format up until 1993 becoming "The Eagle 106.5."