KXTQ-FM (106.5

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), known as "Magic 106.5", is a

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owned by Ramar Communications Inc. of Lubbock. The station's community of license is

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, and it serves the greater

Lubbock Lubbock ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...

area with an ERP of 34 kW. Its studios and transmitter are located in south Lubbock.

106.5 History

106.5 began broadcasting in October 1992 as

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KEJS-FM POWER 106. It was co-owned with the West Texas Hispanic News as a service of Barton Broadcasting, Inc. On August 11, 2015, Ramar Communications entered into an agreement with Barton Broadcasting to swap frequencies 104.3 for 106.5. When the swap was closed on December 18, 2015, at 10 AM five radio stations simultaneously relocated to new frequencies on "Radio Moving Day", Double T moved to 97.3, Magic moved to 106.5, YES FM! moved to 107.7, The Eagle moved to 93.7 and POWER moved to 104.3, . On January 6, 2016, KLZK changed their call letters to KXTQ-FM.

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