KRKX (94.1
FM) is a commercial
radio station
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in
Billings, Montana
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Met ...
. KRKX airs a
country music
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format.
Ownership
In June 2006, KRKX was acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Fisher Radio Regional Group as part of a 24 station deal with a total reported sale price of $33.3 million. Recently KRKX switched its local morning show to a nationally satellite delivered show titled " Tony and Kris in the morning" replacing D.J. Captain Mike's morning show.
On January 1, 2010, KRKX changed their format to country, branded as "K-Sky".
On May 7, 2019,
Connoisseur Media
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announced that it would sell its Billings cluster to Desert Mountain Broadcasting, an entity formed by Connoisseur Billings general manager Cam Maxwell.
The sale closed on July 31, 2019.
References
http://jerodschaefer.com/?P=187
External links
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Radio stations established in 1989
1989 establishments in Montana
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