KTMX (104.9
FM) is a
radio station
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licensed to
York, Nebraska
York is a city in and the county seat of York County, Nebraska, United States. At the 2010 census, the city population was 7,766. It is the home of York University and the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women.
History
York was platted in ...
. Owned by the
Nebraska Rural Radio Association, it broadcasts a
country music
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format branded as ''Max Country 104.9''.
History
The station went on the air as KAWL-FM on January 6, 1971. On September 23, 1991, the station changed its call sign to the current KTMX.
In 2004, the station was sold to Mark Jensen's MWB Broadcasting LLC. In February 2015, it was announced that both KTMX and
KAWL had been sold to the
Nebraska Rural Radio Association, pending FCC approval.
The sale closed effective April 28, 2015, at a price of $1.335 million. In May 2015, shortly after the closure of the purchase, the station flipped from
adult contemporary
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to
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
as ''104.9 Max Country''.
KTMX is home to the Concordia Bulldogs Sports Network, and provides Concordia's athletic broadcasts in Football, Volleyball and men's and women's basketball. Parker Cyza serves as the Sports Director.
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Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1971
1971 establishments in Nebraska
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