KYZX signed on in 1993 at 104.5 FM and became an important Pueblo/Pueblo West FM outlet through the 1990s and 2000s.
The station began with hot adult contemporary programming and was co-owned with KCSJ and KNKN. It shifted to country in 1996 and classic rock in 1998.
In 1999 Pueblo Broadcasters sold KYZX, KGHF and KCSJ to Bahakel’s Colorado Springs Radio Broadcasters, owner of KILO. Later that year KYZX moved from 104.5 to 103.9 FM and changed its city of license to Pueblo West.
The station operated as “103.9 The Eagle” before changing calls to KRXP in 2008.
Paired / sister stations: KCSJ and KNKN in the 1990s; KILO after the 1999 Bahakel acquisition.
Sources: M Street Journal; Broadcasting & Cable transaction reports; FCC records; published KRXP history.
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Moments in KYZX-FM History
1996 Southern Colorado station personnel snapshot
Contemporary industry listings document Bob Gourley, Bob Freeman, Charlie Cassidy and Mel Rauh at KIKX; Oleene Greenwood, Gary Dall, Dave Moore and Dan Thomas at KCCY; Nick Donovan at KDZA-FM; Dick Bruso, Larry Myers and Art Pemberton at KGFT; Lee Douglas and Norm Smith at KKPC; Iva Rafferty and Mike Lee at KKNK; Jerry De La Cruz and Diane Young at KRMX; Julio Gutierrez, Hilda Perez and Norm Smith at KRRU; Steve Downes, Lorri Froehlich, Jay Diamond Salas and Norm Smith at KYZX; Dave Harrell at KCSJ; and Greg Hargrove at KGHF.
KYZX 104.5 flips to classic rock
Pueblo's KYZX 104.5 replaced its satellite country format with ABC-supplied classic rock. The station had signed on in 1993 as hot AC and switched to ABC's Real Country in 1996. The 1998 change created the format that would soon become associated with “103.9 The Eagle.”
Bahakel buys KYZX, KGHF and KCSJ for $4.5 million
Pueblo Broadcasters sold KYZX, KGHF and KCSJ to Cy Bahakel's Colorado Springs Radio Broadcasters, owner of KILO, for $4.5 million. The deal created a direct ownership bridge between major Pueblo heritage stations and KILO's Colorado Springs operation.
KYZX moves to 103.9 and Pueblo West as “The Eagle”
KYZX swapped frequencies with KSTY in Cañon City, moving from 104.5 to 103.9 MHz and changing its community of license from Pueblo to Pueblo West. It continued classic rock as “103.9 The Eagle.”
Summer 1999 Colorado Springs ratings snapshot
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