KXXX

39°23′35.00″N 101°0′6.00″W

KXXX

Colby, Kansas
Broadcast area	West Kansas
Frequency	790 kHz
Programming
Format	Farm, classic country
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Kansas City Royals
Ownership
Owner	Kansas Broadcast Company, LLC
History
First air date	August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	37125
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (day) 24 watts {night)
Transmitter coordinates	39°23′35″N 101°0′6″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	[1]

KXXX (790 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a farm and classic country radio format. Licensed to Colby, Kansas, United States, the station serves the tri-state region of Northwest Kansas, Northeast Colorado and Southwest Nebraska.^[3] The original station identification was "Ranch and Farm Radio," but soon changed to "Town and Country Radio." It was not affiliated with any national network. It is now the flagship station for the Kansas Farm and Ranch Radio Network. Nationally known personalities on the original staff were John B. Hughes, Johnny Pearson and Jerry Oppy. The station is currently owned by Kansas Broadcast Company, LLC.^[4]

In the late 1980s, KXXX was part of the Kansas-based "LS Network" of radio entrepreneur Larry Steckline.^[5]

Former logo

References

1. "KXXX (AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1979. p. C-83 – via World Radio History.
2. "Facility Technical Data for KXXX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
4. "KXXX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
5. "Radio station to expand coverage". Salina Journal. Harris News Service. December 16, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 37125 (KXXX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KXXX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database