KSLX-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = KSLX


city = Scottsdale, Arizona
area = Phoenix metropolitan area
branding = "Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX"
slogan = The Classic Rock Station
airdate = 1970s
frequency = 100.7 MHz HD Radio
format = Classic rock
power =
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 561 meters
class = C
facility_id = 11282
callsign_meaning = ScottsdaLe/PhoeniX
former_callsigns = KDOT (1970s-1978) KOPA (1978-1986)
owner = Sandusky Radio
sister_stations = KUPD, KDKB
webcast = [http://uni1.mspan.streamaudio.com/KSLX_FM Listen Live]
website = http://www.kslx.com/
affiliations =

KSLX is a Classic rock station serving the Phoenix area. The Sandusky outlet broadcasts at 100.7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW and is licensed to Scottsdale, Arizona. KSLX simulcasts in digital HD Radio but does not transmit song title text.

History

Prior to April 1, 1978, this station was known as KDOT, "K-Dot," and programmed the "Beautiful Music" format. The studios were on the second floor of a building adjacent to the Safari Resort hotel, on Scottsdale Road just north of Camelback Road in Scottsdale, Arizona. Every hour at the top of the hour the station would give the Legal ID announcement: "From the beautiful Safari Resort, this is K-D-O-T, Scottsdale." Just before midnight on the evening of March 31, 1978, the station broadcast its last selection from the Beautiful Music format. After a short pause, a new call sign was announced on the air, KOPA, and a format switch to Top 40 began. The first song broadcast on KOPA was "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles. The call sign KOPA was pronounced "copa" and reflected the last two syllables of Maricopa County (home to Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix metropolitan area).

The station operated as KOPA until February 5, 1986, when the station would again change call signs and format. KSLX hosted a popular morning program in the late 1980s, the "Jones and Boz Show", featuring David K. Jones and Bob "Boz" Bell. Bell is a popular local western artist. The station would later be acquired by Sandusky as a sister station to KDKB and KUPD, thus creating a rock cluster in the market.

Today, 100.7 KSLX is the primary Classic Rock format in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Popular for playing groups such as Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, CCR, The Doors, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many others, KSLX has been celebrating over 20 years of success.

Current Personalities

*Mark Mayfield
*Susan Stone
*Pete Cummings
*Steve Trella
*Mike Flatt
*Liz Jordan
*Valerie More
*Brian Curit
*Mike Abad

External links

* [http://www.kslx.com/ Station website]
*FMQ|KSLX
*FML|KSLX
*FMARB|KSLX