KRIX

Summary

KRIX (105.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format in Port Isabel, Texas. The station is owned by Eduardo S. Gallegos.[1] It's an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip."

KRIX
Frequency105.5 MHz
Branding105.5 Rocket
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
OwnerEduardo S. Gallegos
KSOY-LD
History
First air date
April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04)
Former call signs
KLME (2019–2020)
Call sign meaning
previously used in the market in the 1980s
Technical information
Facility ID198768
ClassA
ERP1,200 watts
HAAT107 meters (351 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
26°3′12″N 103°8′10.00″W / 26.05333°N 103.1361111°W / 26.05333; -103.1361111
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website1055rocket.com

History edit

After obtaining a construction permit in 2016, KLME came to air in April 2019, filing for a license to cover. The station initially broadcast a Regional Mexican music format as "La Mexicana". The call letters were changed to KRIX on March 4, 2020; this call sign had previously been used at 99.5 FM throughout the 1980s.

On April 13, 2020, Gallegos relaunched KRIX as "105.5 Rocket", a classic rock outlet. It was the first classic rock station to launch on the same day in the market alongside a flip of KFRQ which is more mainstream, but later decided to follow the Classic Rock format.[2]


References edit

  1. ^ "KRIX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ Venta, Lance (April 13, 2020). "Second Classic Rocker Blasts Off In Rio Grande Valley Today". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

External links edit

  • KRIX in the FCC FM station database
  • KRIX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database