KGMX (106.3 FM, "K-Mix 106.3") is a commercial

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that is licensed to

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and serves the

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area. The station is owned by

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and broadcasts a top 40 (CHR) format. The station is

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on KMVE (106.9 FM) in California City, California.

History

The station first signed on October 28, 1970 as KOTE. Originally owned by Albert Medlinsky, it broadcast a middle of the road music format. On May 24, 1983, KOTE changed its

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to KKZZ-FM. The station changed its call letters to KGMX on February 14, 1990 to accompany its new

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format, branded "K-Mix". In December 1996, Eric-Chandler Communications of Antelope Valley Inc. sold KGMX and sister station KHJJ (1380 AM) to

for $1,437,500. By 2007, KGMX was broadcasting a

hot adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

format. On July 19, 2010, the station adopted the KQAV call letters. Ten days later, on July 29, the station swapped call signs with its sister station on 93.5 FM, reverting to KGMX.

Awards and nominations

KGMX was nominated for a Crystal Radio Award in 1994 for its community service efforts.

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* * {{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in California GMX Radio stations established in 1970 1970 establishments in California Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States