WBKX

Infobox Radio station
name = WBKX


city = Fredonia, New York
area = Western New York
branding = "96 Kix Country"
slogan =
airdate = pre-1989
frequency = 96.5 MHz
format = Country
erp = 1,400 watts
haat = 209 meters
class = A
callsign_meaning = W B KiX
former_callsigns = WCQA (to 2000)
owner = Chadwick Bay Broadcasting
webcast =
website = [http://www.96kix.com/ 96Kix.com]
affiliations = Today's Best Country
ABC Radio
Buffalo Bills Radio Network

WBKX (96.5 FM) is a radio station that is based in Fredonia, New York. The station, along with WDOE, is owned by Alan Bishop and George Kimble.

The station broadcasts a country music format at 96.5 kHz and is branded as "96 Kix Country." The station broadcasts a local morning show hosted by Shawna Szukala & Rick Peters as well as several local jocks throughout the day. Other dayparts use the Waitt Radio 24-hour format.

The station was originally known as WCQA, 96.5 "The Bull," also under a country format. Said format was adopted after the demise of the station's longtime country outlet, WBUZ. (Shortly before WBUZ's end, WCQA submitted a petition to the FCC to move to the Jamestown, New York suburb of Falconer; however, it was rescinded when WBUZ failed, leaving Fredonia with WCQA as the lone commercial radio station.) However, after 2000, the station shifted to a satellite adult contemporary format from ABC and changed their branding to "96 Kix." After a few years, and numerous complaints, WBKX decided to revert back to the country format in 2006.

External links

* [http://www.96kix.com/ WBKX official website]
* [http://www.bestcountryaround.com/?callsign=WBKX-FM WBKX]
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