KIXW-FM (107.3
MHz
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) is a commercial radio station in
Lenwood, California
Lenwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, in San Bernardino County, California.
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,
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/ref> broadcasting to the eastern section of the High Desert area (including Barstow). It is simulcast on KIXF 101.5 FM in Baker, California
Baker is a census-designated place located in San Bernardino County, California, US. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 442. Baker's ZIP Code is 92309 and the community is within area codes 442 and 760.
History
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. The stations share a country
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format.
The stations are branded as "Highway Country 107.3 & 101.5" and its target audience consists of travelers on Interstate 15
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between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
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.
KIXW-FM and KIXF were once unified with KIXA in Apple Valley to broadcast "Rock 106.5" across Lenwood, Baker and Barstow in 1998. After "Rock 106.5" was shut down in 2002, Clear Channel Communications
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sold off KIXW-FM and KIXA to Heftel Broadcasting, and relaunched KIXA as classic rock
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station "The Fox 106".
Repeater
See also
* The Drive
* The Highway Vibe
* Vibe 99.7
References
External links
IXW-FM
Country radio stations in the United States
Mass media in San Bernardino County, California
Victor Valley
Radio stations established in 1993
1993 establishments in California
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