KRXP (103.9 FM, "X103.9") is a radio station

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts an

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format.

History

The station went on the air on 104.5 MHz in 1993 as KYZX, a

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station co-owned with

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and KNKN. In March 1996, the format was changed to

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, using ABC Radio's

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network. This was replaced with

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, also supplied by ABC, in May 1998. Pueblo Broadcasters sold KYZX, KGHF, and KCSJ to

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's Colorado Springs Radio Broadcasters, owner of

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, for $4.5 million in 1999. Later that year, KYZX swapped frequencies with KSTY in

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and moved to 103.9; it also changed its

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from

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to Pueblo West. KYZX continued its classic rock format as ''103.9 The Eagle'' until October 31, 2008, when it adopted the ''103-9 RXP'' moniker, changed the call letters to KRXP, and began a year-long transition from classic rock to alternative rock. On April 29, 2021, the station rebranded as ''X103-9'' with no change in format.

References

External links

* Bahakel Communications

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