KFXR (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KFXR


city = Dallas, Texas
area = Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
branding = "KFXR CNN 1190"
slogan =
airdate = 1947
frequency = 1190 kHz
format = All News
power = 50,000 watts-DA (4 towers) daytime
5000 watts-DA (12 towers) nighttime
class = B
callsign_meaning = FoX Sports Radio (former station format)
former_callsigns = KLIF (1947-1991), KLAF (1990), KYII (1990-1991), KUII (1991-1992), KGBS (1992-1995), KDFX (1995-1997), KOOO (1997-1998), KLUV (1998-2000), KJOI (2000-2001), KTRA (2001)
owner = Clear Channel Communications
licensee = Capstar TX, Limited Partnership
webcast = [http://www.cnn.com/audio/radio/winmedia.html?iref=radiosvcs CNN Radio Live Feed]
website = [http://www.cnn1190.com cnn1190.com]
affiliations = CNN Headline News
sister_stations = KDGE, KDMX, KEGL, KHKS, KZPS

KFXR is an All News format radio station in Dallas, Texas, broadcasting on 1190 AM, and which began broadcasting in 1947 as KLIF. [" [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D1424E275D2A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM BRIEFING] ". "Dallas Morning News", November 29, 1990.]

As of March 30, 2008, the format of the station was changed to a simulcast of audio from CNN Headline News.

History

After a long and storied history on 1190, the owners of KLIF sold this frequency to Greystone Broadcasting in 1990 and moved KLIF to 570. A temporary automated format of CNN Headline News was put in place along with the call letters KLAF while Greystone built new studios. Greystone added local news in the morning and afternoon drive and other syndicated talk shows (including Bruce Williams and Larry King) to the Headline News format and changed the calls to KYII - "Keeping You Instantly Informed." A popular top 40 station at the time, KHYI-FM, protested the call letters as being too similar to their own and Greystone agreed to change them to KUII in 1991. That same year, KUII added the Rush Limbaugh show to their lineup live from 11am-2pm. It had previously aired on the weekend afternoons on KLIF. Limbaugh quickly became the sole ratings hit on KUII. In the summer of 1992, the station hired a local psychologist to do a talk show in the morning and added an afternoon sports talk show with former Dallas Cowboys great Tony Hill from 3-6pm.

In the latter part of 1992, the station lost Limbaugh's program to WBAP. To make up for the loss, the station hired Ron Engelman to do a midday talk show. Larry King's syndicated talk show moved to afternoons. It was about this time that Morton Downey Jr. brought his syndicated radio show to Dallas and hosted it out of the station. He took a stake in station ownership for a time as well. It changed call letters to KGBS "Great B-S" and called itself "Hot Talk 1190 - KGBS."

Ron Engelman's show gained a little traction and he developed a devoted, but small, following. Among the people listening where the Branch Davidians in Waco. When the standoff with the Davidians took place, Engelman found out they were listening and got them to put banners out the window. His show was devoted to the standoff almost every day until the fiery end. He had calls from all over the world from family members of people still in the compound. At least 2 sect members came out of the compound and gave up after family members were interviewed on Engelman's show. At one point Engelman tried to get into the compound, but was turned back by the FBI. Engelman continued to devote most of his show to the Davidians and the aftermath of the fire for weeks after it happened. Station management was not happy with this and Engelman ultimately announced his departure - to the surprise of management - at the end of a show.

Downey lasted at the station for another year or so before moving on. Ultimately, Greystone sold the station to Salem radio - a religious broadcaster. They changed the call letters to KDFX and programmed a Christian talk format. That format was moved to 94.9 in early 1997 after Salem bought 94.9 from CBS and gave CBS the 1190 frequency as part of the deal.

When the switch to CBS took place, the station's call letters werer changed to KOOO. CBS programmed a syndicated talk format with Don Imus, Dr. Joy Browne and Opie & Anthony anchoring the lineup. This lasted for about a year until CBS decided to try a music format on the station.

From 1998-2000, it was a secondary station for KLUV-FM, playing pop oldies from the 1960s as well as music from the 1950s that were once dropped from its main FM Frequency.

In 2000, Radio One acquired this station from Infinity/CBS and the callsign changed to KJOI. It was to become a Christian Talk station, but the format change never took place.

The station was acquired by Clear Channel Broadcasting from Radio One in 2001, and the license was transferred by Clear Channel to Capstar TX, Limited Partnership (a subidiary of Clear Channel) the same day [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=552292] [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=556614] . The format was changed to a Fox Sports Radio format as KTRA ("Xtra Sports 1190"). After a brief period as an all-Beatles station it has then returned to its oldies format as "Mighty 1190". The station then converted to a country music format as "Lone Star 1190" and "Cowboy 1190". After four years they once again switched formats and became CNN 1190. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Changes afoot at two area radio stations | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.star-telegram.com/189/story/558792.html | work =Star Telegram | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-01 | language = ]

Former Logos

References

External links

*AMQ|KFXR
*AML|KFXR
*AMARB|KFXR
* [http://www.klif1190.com History of KLIF 1190]
* [http://www.dfwradioarchives.com DFW Radio Archives]