KFXM-LP
KFXM-LP (98.3 FM) was a low-power FM radio station broadcasting oldies spanning the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with more than 36,000 selections in rotation, including novelties and instrumentals. Licensed to serve Lancaster, California, United States, the station was owned by The Organization for the Preservation & Cultivation of Radio, a nonprofit 501(c)(3).[1] The station went on the air on October 4, 2004, at 96.7 FM and moved to 98.3 FM on March 1, 2017. KFXM-LP used the 'Channel 98' jingles of former (1958-68) Los Angeles top-40 station KFWB. The original KFXM (now KTIE) was a Top Forty station at 590 kHz on the AM band in the Riverside and San Bernardino, California, market area from 1959 to 1985.
Broadcast area | Lancaster/Palmdale |
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Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Defunct |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Organization For the Preservation & Cultivation of Radio |
History | |
First air date | October 4, 2004 (at 96.7) |
Last air date | April 26, 2023 |
Former frequencies | 96.7 MHz (2004-2017) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 124198 |
Class | L1 |
ERP | 100 watts |
HAAT | 22.9 meters (75 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°49′39″N 118°10′13″W |
In mid-September 2022, KFXM-LP experienced issues with their transmitter and their operating software and began playing a loop of songs by Paul Anka, Anne Murray and the Bee Gees. In early October, KFXM-LP resumed normal broadcasting. Many 1980s-1990s songs were added to the playlist. On October 5, KFXM-LP went off the air. The station's request line and business phone numbers were disconnected. On April 24, 2023, the KFXM-LP Facebook page announced the death of Chris Compton, the owner of KFXM-LP. On April 26, 2023, KFXM-LP's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission, who cancelled it the same day.
References
- "KFXM-LP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- KFXM in the FCC FM station database
- KFXM-LP on Radio-Locator
- KFXM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database