KXLY-FM
City | Spokane, Washington |
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Broadcast area | Spokane, Washington |
Branding | The Big 99.9 |
Slogan | Coyote Country |
Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
Translator(s) | See below |
First air date | September 1959 |
Format | Country |
ERP | 37,000 watts |
HAAT | 914 meters |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 61946 |
Callsign meaning | The XL Network (AM sister was a flagship station for a regional network) |
Owner |
Morgan Murphy Media / Spokane Television Group (QueenB Radio, Inc.) |
Sister stations | KEZE, KHTQ, KXLX, KXLY, KXLY-TV, KXMN-LP, KVNI, KZZU-FM |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thebig999coyotecountry.com |
KXLY-FM ("The Big 99.9 Coyote Country") is a country music outlet in Spokane, Washington that broadcasts at 99.9 MHz with an ERP of 37 kw. The station is owned by Morgan Murphy Media.
History
The station made its debut in September 1959 with an easy listening format before evolving into a soft AC format in the late 1980s. On September 12, 2006 the station switched to an adult album alternative format branded as "Spokane's River 99dot9."
It is one of seven local Spokane FM radio stations heard across Canada to subscribers of the Shaw Direct satellite TV service.[1]
On January 1, 2010, KXLY-FM (The River 99.9) moved its format to 96.9, while KEZE's country format took over 99.9.
The station's morning show is The Jay and Kevin Show. Jay and Kevin have been doing morning radio in Spokane since February 13, 1995 and joined Morgan Murphy Media in May 15, 2009.[2]
Translators
KXLY-FM also rebroadcasts on the following translators:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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K280BE | 103.9 | Thompson Falls, Montana | 6 | D | FCC |
K280BI | 103.9 | Ephrata, Washington | 41 | D | FCC |
K296BJ | 107.1 | Bonners Ferry, Idaho | 34 | D | FCC |
National radio shows
- The Big Time with Whitney Allen
- CMT Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton
References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KXLY
- Radio-Locator information on KXLY
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KXLY
Coordinates: 47°39′34″N 116°57′52″W / 47.6594°N 116.9644°W