KHXT (107.9 FM, "HOT 107.9") is a

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radio station serving the Lafayette area, as well as parts of

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outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 97 kW and is licensed to

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. Every weekday from 6 AM to 10 AM, they host DJ Digital in the Morning Show with RV and Caroline, and Friday mornings from 6 AM to 10 AM, they host the Breakfast Jam, an all-request mix show mixed by DJ Digital, featuring throwbacks and party music, specifically from the 90s-2010s. The station also hosts

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games.

History

The station originally debuted with a news/talk format at 107.7 as KPEL-FM in 1992, but by 1997 they switched frequencies to 107.9 and format to classic rock as KRXZ. In 2000 it changed the calls to KRKA and on November 11, 2003 they switched to Rhythmic Top-40. In 2010, it changed the calls to KHXT.

DJs

* DJ Digital, morning show host and Brand Manager, is also the host of XXL Higher Level Radio. * This station also carries Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub (Sundays 8pm-Midnight) and The Loud Mix with DJ Grooves (Saturdays 10pm-2am). * Chris Reed, now Brand Manager of

, co-hosted the Morning Buzz with DJ Digital until his promotion in 2023.

External links

KHXT official website
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