KAOX (107.9
FM) is a
news
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the tes ...
/
talk formatted
radio station licensed to
Shelley, Idaho. Known as "NewsTalk 107.9", the station is owned by Sandhill Media Group.
Overview
KAOX formerly broadcast from a tower located northeast of Kemmerer, and with its 13,500
watt signal, covered much of southwestern Wyoming. The station identified itself as "The X" and mentioned the towns of
Evanston,
Rock Springs, and
Green River when it played its station identification.
KAOX had two sister stations
KMER 940 AM, which is from Kemmerer, and
KDWY
KDWY is an American FM radio station broadcasting on 105.3 MHz FM and is licensed to Diamondville, Wyoming. It primarily broadcasts a country music format, but occasionally broadcasts local high school football and basketball games from Kemm ...
105.3 FM, which is licensed to
Diamondville.
KAOX had satellite fed music from a network identifying itself as
SAM
Sam, SAM or variants may refer to:
Places
* Sam, Benin
* Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Iran
* Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place
People and fictional ...
, or Simply About Music. The format originated from
Westwood One, an independent radio network. SAM is similar to the jockless format of
Jack FM.
In Kemmerer, the station occasionally broadcast local
high school football and
basketball games. Prior to mid-2006, the station was locally programmed and music was not satellite fed as it is today. KAOX also broadcast
ABC News at the top of each hour, followed by local weather.
External links
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Radio stations established in 2000
News and talk radio stations in the United States
2000 establishments in Idaho
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