KIXW-FM is a commercial
radio station
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in
Lenwood, California, broadcasting to the eastern section of the
Victor Valley
The Victor Valley is a valley in the Mojave Desert and subregion of the Inland Empire, in San Bernardino County in Southern California.
It is located east of the Mojave's Antelope Valley, north of the Cajon Pass and the San Bernardino Valley, ...
area on 107.3
FM. 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 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 735. Baker's ZIP Code is 92309 and the community is within area codes 442 and 760.
History
Baker w ...
. 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
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and
Las Vegas
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.
The call signs of the stations were once unified together with a third station with
KIXA (Apple Valley) to broadcast the now defunct Rock 106.5 across Lenwood, Baker and Barstow in 1998. After Rock 106.5 was shut down in 2002, Clear Channel sold off the repeater stations to Heftel Broadcasting, and relaunched KIXA as The Fox 106 (Classic Rock).
Repeater
See also
*
The Highway Drive
*
The Highway Vibe
External links
IXW
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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