KAOX (107.9 FM) is a

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Shelley, Idaho Shelley is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The population was 4,409 at the 2010 census. Since 1927 Shelley has been home to the "Idaho Annual Spud Day", which is celebrated on the 3rd Saturday of September. It typically featur ...

. Known as "NewsTalk 107.9", the station is owned by Sandhill Media Group.

History

KAOX received a construction permit on 107.3 from

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on November 8, 1995. It was owned by Jimmy Ray Carroll. After an extension of the construction permit, the station received a license to cover on December 22, 2000. On September 21, 2021, the station was sold again to Chaparral Broadcasting, joining

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. The station was sold in 2004 to Simmons Media, a Salt Lake City based radio group. In 2014, Simmons transferred their properties to Broadway Media, including KAOX. The station was known as "The X" and covered much of southwestern Wyoming. The identification mentioned the cities of Evanston, Rock Springs, and Green River. In 2016, in order to complete frequency changes as a result of a shuffle of stations in Salt Lake City, Broadway took KAOX off 107.3, and moved the station to Shelley, Idaho, near Idaho Falls. The station was silent for a period of time with the allotment of 107.9. Broadway sold KAOX to Frandsen Media for $25,000. Frandsen Media's Sandhill Media Group brought the station back on air with a news/talk format.

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* * AOX Radio stations established in 1995 News and talk radio stations in the United States 1995 establishments in Idaho Bingham County, Idaho {{Idaho-radio-station-stub