KWMX (96.7
FM, "96.7 The Wolf") is a
radio station
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licensed
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to
Williams, Arizona
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and serving the
Flagstaff–
Prescott, Arizona
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area. Owned by Stone Canyon Media Group, the station broadcasts a
classic rock
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format.
History
KWMX signed on in 1998 broadcasting an
oldies
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music format branded as "Cool 96.7". The station was licensed to Jana Tucker but purchased by Red Rock Communications for $421,400. The station, along with
KSED and
KBTK was purchased by Grenax Broadcasting II in 2006 for $5.025 Million. On July 1, 2006, it switched to
classic rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prim ...
as "96.7 The Wolf".
On September 24, 2018, Grenax Broadcasting II, LLC announced plans to sell KWMX to Stone Canyon Media Group; the purchase was completed in December.
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Classic rock radio stations in the United States