KKQX (105.7 FM) is a

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. The station is owned and operated by Silver Star Communications, Inc. It airs a variety

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music format. Studios, along with

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and

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, are at 8274 Huffine Lane, on the west side of Bozeman, near Four Corners. Its transmitter site is off Highway 84, southwest of Four Corners. KKQX, together with KBZM, are more commonly known as "The Eagle" and own the service mark "Montana's Superstation." The station was assigned the KKQX call letters by the

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on October 29,

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. It's an affiliate of the " Floydian Slip" syndicated

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program.

History

signed on in November 2003 at 104.7 in Big Sky. KKQX went on the air in late 2005, airing the same format as KBZM, and more directly serving the population center in the Gallatin Valley with the Eagle's brand of music. The transmitter site on the west side of Bozeman in the heart of the Gallatin Valley.

References

External links

KKQX website
KQX Classic rock radio stations in the United States Gallatin County, Montana Radio stations established in 2005 {{Montana-radio-station-stub