The station was founded by a partnership of businessmen from Hobbs, New Mexico—John A. Parry, Theodore R. Johnson, and Glen L. Houston—called The Media Company. They had operated two radio stations in New Mexico (now KLEA and KZOR). The original Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit called for the transmitter to be co-located with Channel 4 KDBC-TV, though this was never built.
On June 6, 1978, the station signed on as KFIM.[4] The station's logo was usually shown as "92KF/M", and it featured a Top 40 format. The Media Company changed its corporate name to 92KF/M, Inc., that same year. The transmitter was installed on the Channel 14 KFOX-TV tower, with studios in the Peppertree Square Shopping Center on North Mesa Street in West El Paso Center. KFIM had to compete with 97.5 KINT-FM (now KBNA-FM), which had already been established as El Paso's big Top 40 station. In 1981, a receiver was appointed for KFIM.
ELP Broadcasting Associates bought the station in 1986 and changed the station call sign to KOFX the next year.[5] ELP Broadcasting moved the station from Top 40 to a hot adult contemporary sound, and began using "The Fox" as the station's moniker. The studios remained at the Peppertree Square Shopping Center.
KOFX was sold in 1994 to Magic Broadcasting for $3 million.[6] It switched to a classic hits format and the studios moved to 4105 Rio Bravo Street, off Executive Center Boulevard.
Entravision acquired KOFX in 1999.[7] KOFX's studios were moved to the Entravision facilities on North Mesa Street. KOFX and its AM simulcast partner, 1150 KHRO, are Entravision's only English-language stations in El Paso.
kofx, commercial, radio, station, paso, texas, follows, classic, hits, radio, format, that, leans, toward, classic, rock, plays, artists, such, halen, rolling, stones, benatar, madonna, owned, entravision, communications, with, license, held, entravision, hold. KOFX 92 3 MHz 92 3 the Fox is a commercial FM radio station in El Paso Texas It follows a classic hits radio format that leans toward classic rock and plays artists such as Van Halen The Rolling Stones and Pat Benatar but not Madonna It is owned by Entravision Communications with the license held by Entravision Holdings LLC 1 It shares studio facilities with four other Entravision radio stations and two television stations KINT TV and KTFN all of which are on North Mesa Street Texas State Highway 20 in Northwest El Paso KOFXEl Paso TexasBroadcast areaEl Paso metropolitan areaFrequency92 3 MHzBranding92 3 The FoxProgrammingFormatClassic hits Classic rockOwnershipOwnerEntravision Communications Entravision Holdings LLC Sister stationsKHRO KINT FM KSVE KYSE KINT TV KTFN TVHistoryFirst air dateJune 6 1978 as KFIM Former call signsKSDL construction permit KFIM 1978 1987 Call sign meaningThe FOX refers to station branding letters transposed Technical informationFacility ID39613ClassCERP98 000 watts100 000 with beam tiltHAAT567 meters 1 860 ft Transmitter coordinates31 48 55 00 N 106 29 20 00 W 31 8152778 N 106 4888889 W 31 8152778 106 4888889Repeater s 1150 KHRO El Paso LinksWebcastListen liveWebsite923thefox comThe transmitter is off Grand Teton Drive atop the Franklin Mountains in the El Paso city limits 2 KOFX has an effective radiated power ERP of 98 000 watts 100 000 with beam tilt 3 Programming is simulcast on co owned AM 1150 KHRO History EditThe station was founded by a partnership of businessmen from Hobbs New Mexico John A Parry Theodore R Johnson and Glen L Houston called The Media Company They had operated two radio stations in New Mexico now KLEA and KZOR The original Federal Communications Commission FCC construction permit called for the transmitter to be co located with Channel 4 KDBC TV though this was never built On June 6 1978 the station signed on as KFIM 4 The station s logo was usually shown as 92KF M and it featured a Top 40 format The Media Company changed its corporate name to 92KF M Inc that same year The transmitter was installed on the Channel 14 KFOX TV tower with studios in the Peppertree Square Shopping Center on North Mesa Street in West El Paso Center KFIM had to compete with 97 5 KINT FM now KBNA FM which had already been established as El Paso s big Top 40 station In 1981 a receiver was appointed for KFIM ELP Broadcasting Associates bought the station in 1986 and changed the station call sign to KOFX the next year 5 ELP Broadcasting moved the station from Top 40 to a hot adult contemporary sound and began using The Fox as the station s moniker The studios remained at the Peppertree Square Shopping Center KOFX was sold in 1994 to Magic Broadcasting for 3 million 6 It switched to a classic hits format and the studios moved to 4105 Rio Bravo Street off Executive Center Boulevard Entravision acquired KOFX in 1999 7 KOFX s studios were moved to the Entravision facilities on North Mesa Street KOFX and its AM simulcast partner 1150 KHRO are Entravision s only English language stations in El Paso References Edit KOFX Facility Record United States Federal Communications Commission audio division Radio Locator com KOFX FCC gov KOFX Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C 222 Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 1987 page B 277 Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 1995 page B 399 Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 2001 page D 436External links EditKOFX in the FCC FM station database KOFX on Radio Locator KOFX in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KOFX amp oldid 1140038726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
