KFXZ (1520
kHz
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) is a
commercial AM radio station in
Lafayette, Louisiana
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. It is owned by Delta Media and broadcasts a
talk radio format. KFXZ's
studio
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s and offices are on Evangeline Thruway in
Carencro
Carencro (; historically french: St.-Pierre) is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette. The population was 7,526 at the 2010 census, up from 6,120 in 2000; at the 2020 census, its po ...
. The
transmitter is in Lafayette, northeast of the
I-10
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/
I-49
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interchange.
By day, KFXZ is powered at 10,000
watts. But to protect
Class A Clear-channel station
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s
KOKC in
Oklahoma City and
WWKB in
Buffalo from interference, KFXZ reduces its power to 500 watts at night and sends most of its signal southward while nulling it to the north, east, and west. The station is owned and operated by Charles Chatelain's Delta Media Corporation. Programming is also heard on
FM translator 98.5 K253CO in Lafayette.
Programming
KFXZ mostly carries
nationally syndicated
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shows. Weekdays begin with "
This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal." That's followed by
Glenn Beck
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; "Markley, Van Camp and Robbins";
Todd Schnitt;
Joe Pags;
Lars Larson and "
Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb." Weekends feature shows on money, health, real estate, barbecue and auto repair. Weekend hosts include
Jim Bohannon,
Bill Cunningham and "
The Jesus Christ Show with Neil Saavedra."
The station does have two local programs that air weekdays "Austins on the Air" and "The Ross Report"
History
In 1960, the station first
signed on as KXKW. In March 1990, the
call sign was changed to KINF, then to KACY in July 1990, followed by KDYS in September 1996, and in August 2004, the station was assigned its current callsign KFXZ.
On October 28, 2012, KFXZ changed the format from
urban gospel to
urban adult contemporary, branded as "Z 1520", picking up the format from
KFXZ-FM 105.9, which flipped to
country music.
On May 1, 2013, KFXZ changed its format to
Spanish language adult hits, branded as "Juan AM 1520".
On November 1, 2015, KFXZ flipped to
Regional Mexican
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music, branded as "El Sabor", simulcasting
KSLO-FM.
On July 1, 2020, KFXZ dropped its simulcast and began
stunting with
Christmas music
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, in advance of a change of format. On July 17, 2020, KFXZ switched to
talk radio, branded as "News Talk 98.5" (simulcast on FM translator K253CO 98.5 FM Lafayette). It also picked up a simulcast partner serving the
Lake Charles area, KLCJ (104.1
FM).
News Talk 98.5 Debuts In Lafayette & Lake Charles
Radioinsight - July 17, 2020 On February 7, 2022, KLCJ switched to simulcasting KLWB-FM.
Previous logos
References
External links
FCC History Cards for KFXZ
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