KPXQ

Infobox Radio station
name = KPXQ


city = Glendale, Arizona
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branding =
slogan = "The Christian Station"
frequency = 1360 kHz
airdate = 1950s
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format = Christian radio
power =
erp = 50,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 55912
coordinates = coord|33|30|28.00|N|112|13|1.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KLFF (1981-1992)
KNNS (1992-1994)
KGME (1994-1999)
KCTK (1999-1999)
owner = Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.kpxq1360.com kpxq1360.com]
affiliations = Salem Communications

KPXQ is a Christian radio station owned by Salem Communications in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Programs include "Through the Bible" with J. Vernon McGee, "Grace to You" with John MacArthur, and "Love Worth Finding" with Adrian Rogers. KPXQ is licensed to Glendale. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KPXQ |title=KPXQ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

1360 AM was once the home to Top 40 KRUX from the 1950s until the 1970s. During its heyday, it competed head to head with KRIZ 1230 AM for Top 40 radio dominance in Phoenix. For a brief period in the mid-1970s, KRUX experimented with an all-news format featuring NBC's ill-fated "News and Information Service" network. When that experiment failed, they went back to their Top 40 format, but would never recover with the insurgence of FM competition. KRUX management (Lotus Corporation) brought in many valley vets from other stations to try to stem the tide of music on FM. Those Radio personalities included KC (KC in the Morning) Kennedy from 5 AM to 10AM, Daniel (Oshe) from 10AM to 3 PM, Program Director Bobby Rivers 3PM to 7PM in the late seventies till January 1981 when the final rock and roll turntable (Cart machine) went silent. Other DJ's during the hey day of KRUX were Lucky Lawrence (Larry Wright) who went onto KTAR. Including Greg Mills at night from 7PM till midnight. CW MCMUffin on Weekends doubled also as the engineer for over five years. Richard Ruiz of Downey California was music director before KC Kennedy took over in 1980.

In 1981, KRUX became KLFF with the "Music of Your Life" MOR format until 1992, when they tried another attempt at all-news (featuring the CNN Headline News audio feed) as KNNS. This would last two years before they went to all-sports talk as KGME, now at 910 AM.

Salem purchased the station in 1999, with intentions of creating a new conservative talk station in Phoenix to pair with its Christian Talk and Teaching format at 960 AM (which was then called "Q96"). Instead, Salem moved the religious programming to 1360 AM with 960 becoming the home for secular talk. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=55912&Callsign=KPXQ |title=KPXQ Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

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