KIDX (101.5 FM, "The Kid") is a

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to serve

Ruidoso, New Mexico Ruidoso (Spanish for "noisy") is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 7,679 at the 2020 census. The city of Ruidoso Downs and the unincorporated area of Alto ar ...

, United States. The station, established in 2000, is owned by MTD Radio Inc. KIDX broadcasts a

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music format featuring the satellite-fed " The Classic Rock Experience" service from

Citadel Media Cumulus Media Networks was an American radio network owned and operated by Cumulus Media. From 2011 until its merger with Westwood One, it controlled many of the radio assets formerly belonging to the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), whi ...

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on April 21,

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. The new station was assigned the KIDX

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by the FCC on May 8, 2000. KIDX received its license to cover from the FCC on June 23, 2000.

References

External links

KIDX official websiteMTD Radio Inc.
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