KOFX

Radio station in El Paso, Texas

KOFX

* El Paso, Texas
* United States

Broadcast area| El Paso metropolitan area
Frequency| 92.3 MHz
Branding| 92.3 The Fox
Programming
Format| Classic hits; classic rock
Ownership
Owner|

* Entravision Communications
* (Entravision Holdings, LLC)

Sister stations

| KHRO, KINT-FM, KSVE, KYSE, KINT-TV, KTFN
History

First air date

| June 6, 1978 (1978-06-06) (as KFIM)

Former call signs

* KSDL (construction permit)
* KFIM (1978–1987)

Call sign meaning

| "The Fox" (refers to station branding, letters transposed)
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 39613
Class| C
ERP|

* 98,000 watts
* 100,000 with beam tilt

HAAT| 567 meters (1,860 ft)

Transmitter coordinates

| 31°48′55.00″N 106°29′20.00″W﻿ / ﻿31.8152778°N 106.4888889°W﻿ / 31.8152778; -106.4888889
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen live
Website| 923thefox.com

KOFX (92.3 FM "92.3 the Fox") is a commercial radio station in El Paso, Texas. It follows a classic hits radio format that leans toward classic rock, and plays artists such as Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, and Pat Benatar, but not Madonna. It is owned by Entravision Communications, with the license held by Entravision Holdings, LLC.[2] It shares studio facilities with four other Entravision radio stations and two television stations, KINT-TV and KTFN, all of which are on North Mesa Street (Texas State Highway 20) in Northwest El Paso.

The transmitter is off Grand Teton Drive, atop the Franklin Mountains in the El Paso city limits.[3] KOFX has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 98,000 watts (100,000 with beam tilt).[4] Programming is simulcast on co-owned KHRO (1150 AM).

## History

[edit]

The station was founded by a partnership of businessmen from Hobbs, New Mexico—John A. Parry, Theodore R. Johnson, and Glen L. Houston—called The Media Company. They had operated two radio stations in New Mexico (now KLEA and KZOR). The original Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit called for the transmitter to be co-located with Channel 4 KDBC-TV, though this was never built.

On June 6, 1978, the station signed on as KFIM.[5] The station's logo was usually shown as "92KF/M", and it featured a Top 40 format. The Media Company changed its corporate name to 92KF/M, Inc., that same year. The transmitter was installed on the Channel 14 KFOX-TV tower, with studios in the Peppertree Square Shopping Center on North Mesa Street in West El Paso Center. KFIM had to compete with 97.5 KINT-FM (now KBNA-FM), which had already been established as El Paso's big Top 40 station. In 1981, a receiver was appointed for KFIM.

ELP Broadcasting Associates bought the station in 1986 and changed the station call sign to KOFX the next year.[6] ELP Broadcasting moved the station from Top 40 to a hot adult contemporary sound, and began using "The Fox" as the station's moniker. The studios remained at the Peppertree Square Shopping Center.

KOFX was sold in 1994 to Magic Broadcasting for $3 million.[7] It switched to a classic hits format and the studios moved to 4105 Rio Bravo Street, off Executive Center Boulevard.

Entravision acquired KOFX in 1999.[8] KOFX's studios were moved to the Entravision facilities on North Mesa Street. KOFX and its AM simulcast partner, 1150 KHRO, are Entravision's only English-language stations in El Paso.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOFX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "KOFX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KOFX
4. ^ FCC.gov/KOFX
5. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-222
6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1987 page B-277
7. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-399
8. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2001 page D-436

## External links

[edit]

* Facility details for Facility ID 39613 (KOFX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* KOFX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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* t
* e

Radio stations in the El Paso metropolitan area (Texas)

By AM frequency|

* 600
* 690
* 750
* 920
* 1150
* 1340
* 1380
* 1590
* 1650

By FM frequency|

* 88.5
* 89.5
* 91.1
* 92.3
* 93.1
* 93.9
* 94.7
* 95.5
* 96.3
* 97.5
* 99.9
* 102.1
* 104.3

| LPFM|

* 88.9

|

Translators|

* 89.1
* 90.3
* 91.7
* 92.7
* 93.5
* 94.3
* 95.9
* 101.7
* 102.7

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.475
* 162.55

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 88.5-1
* 95.5-1
* 95.5-2
* 96.3-1
* 99.9-1
* 99.9-2
* 102.1-1
* 102.1-2

By call sign|

* K206CS
* K212EO
* K219BX
* K224FC
* K228FH
* K232FC
* K240ER
* K269GF
* K274BL
* KAMA
* KBNA-FM
* KELP
* KHEY
* KHEY-FM
* KHRO
* KINT-FM
* KKLY
* KLAQ
* HD2
* KOFX
* KPJU-LP
* KPRR
* HD2
* KQBU
* KROD
* KSII
* KSVE
* KTEP
* KTSM
* KTSM-FM
* HD2
* KVER
* KVIV
* KYSE
* WNG652
* WXK25
* XHTO-FM

Defunct|

* KPAS (103.1 FM)
* KXPL (1060 AM)

Nearby regions - U.S.
Carlsbad
Las Cruces

Mexico
Ciudad Juárez

See also
List of radio stations in Texas

* v
* t
* e

City of El Paso

Nickname: Sun City

Primary and
secondary education|

| El Paso ISD
high schools|

* Andress
* Austin
* Bowie
* Burges
* Chapin
* Coronado
* El Paso High
* Franklin
* Irvin
* Jefferson
* Silva Health Magnet
* Transmountain Early College

|

Ysleta ISD
high schools
and notable schools|

* Bel Air
* Del Valle
* Eastwood
* J. M. Hanks
* Parkland
* Riverside
* Ysleta High
* Valle Verde Early College
* Alicia R. Chacón International School (K-8)

Socorro ISD
high schools|

* Americas
* El Dorado
* Montwood
* Pebble Hills
* Other high schools not in the city limits

Other school districts|

* Canutillo ISD

Private schools|

* Cathedral High School
* Loretto Academy
* Father Yermo
* Lydia Patterson Institute
* Radford School
* César Chávez Academy
* El Paso Academy East
* El Paso Country Day School
* Journey Academy
* Keys Academy
* Paso Del Norte Academy
* Plato Academy

Special campuses|

* College Career and Technology Academy
* Delta Academy
* Occupational Center
* Regional Day School For The Deaf
* San Jacinto Adult Learning Center
* Telles Academy
* Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy

Higher education|

* University of Texas at El Paso
* El Paso Community College
* Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
* Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso

Library|

* El Paso Public Library

Neighborhoods|

* Angel's Triangle
* Chihuahuita
* Duranguito
* El Segundo Barrio
* Kern Place
* Mesquite Hills
* Mountain View
* North Hills
* Northeast El Paso
* Park Foothills
* Sunset Heights
* Tierra Del Este
* Vista Del Sol
* Ysleta

Media|

| Print media|

* El Paso Times
* El Diario de El Paso
* What's Up (weekly)

|

Former print media|

* El Paso Herald-Post
* The Lone Star
* Revista Católica

Radio stations|

* KAMA
* KBNA-FM
* KELP
* KHEY
* KHEY-FM
* KHRO
* KINT-FM
* KKLY
* KLAQ
* KOFX
* KPAS
* KPRR
* KQBU
* KROD
* KSII
* KSVE
* KTEP
* KTSM
* KTSM-FM
* KVER
* KVIV
* KYSE
* WNG652
* WXK25
* XHTO-FM

Television stations|

* K22NM-D
* K27OJ-D
* KCOS
* KDBC
* KFOX
* KINT
* KSCE
* KTFN
* KVIA
* KTSM

Hospitals|

* William Beaumont Army Medical Center
* University Medical Center
* Sierra Medical Center
* Las Palmas Medical Center
* Del Sol Medical Center
* Sierra Providence East Medical Center
* El Paso Children's Hospital
* Providence Memorial Hospital

Military|

* Biggs Army Airfield
* Fort Bliss
* United States Army Sergeants Major Academy
* Castner Range National Monument
* Pershing House
* William Beaumont Army Medical Center

Theaters|

* Abraham Chavez Theatre
* Plaza Theater
* McKelligon Canyon (amphitheater)

Convention Center|

* El Paso Civic Center

Museums|

* Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
* Chamizal National Memorial
* El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
* El Paso Museum of Archaeology
* El Paso Museum of Art
* El Paso Museum of History
* International Museum of Art
* La Nube
* Magoffin Home State Historic Site
* National Border Patrol Museum
* Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso

Parks and gardens|

* Chamizal National Memorial
* Franklin Mountains State Park
* Hueco Tanks State Historic Site
* McKelligon Canyon
* San Jacinto Plaza
* Wyler Aerial Tramway

International border crossings|

* Bridge of the Americas
* Good Neighbor International Bridge
* Paso del Norte International Bridge
* Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge

Transportation|

* El Paso International Airport
* El Paso Streetcar
* Horizon Airport
* Sun Metro
* Union Depot

Organizations based in El Paso|

* Ballet Folklorico Paso Del Norte
* Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe
* El Paso Intelligence Center
* El Paso Marathon
* Frontera Women's Foundation
* Hope Border Institute
* Paso Del Norte Group
* Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Companies based in El Paso|

* Chico's Tacos
* Cinco Puntos Press
* Dos Lunas Tequila
* El Paso Corp.
* El Paso Electric
* El Taco Tote
* Fred Loya Insurance
* Government Employees Credit Union (El Paso)
* Helen of Troy Limited
* Kiki's Mexican Restaurant
* La Tapatia, Inc.
* Lucchese Boot Company
* The Popular (department store)
* Sonic Ranch
* Spira Footwear Inc.
* Technology Hub
* The Shoppes at Solana
* Tony Lama Boots
* Trost & Trost
* Western Refining

Sports|

* El Paso Chihuahuas
* El Paso Locomotive FC
* El Paso Rhinos
* Sun Bowl

* Category:El Paso, Texas
* El Paso County * Texas * United States

* v
* t
* e

Classic Hits radio stations in Texas

By frequency|

* 1240
* 1240
* 1370
* 1400
* 1410
* 1410
* 1450
* 1490
* 1490
* 1490
* 88.5
* 92.3
* 92.5
* 92.5
* 93.7
* 93.9
* 94.7
* 94.7
* 95.5
* 95.5
* 95.7
* 96.9
* 96.9
* 97.7
* 97.7
* 97.9
* 98.1
* 98.7
* 98.7
* 99.3
* 99.7
* 100.1
* 100.7
* 100.9
* 101.1
* 102.1
* 103.9
* 106.5
* 107.3

By callsign|

* KALK
* KAPN
* KATX
* KBGO
* KBNX
* KBSO
* KBYG
* KCLL
* KCOL-FM
* KCXX-FM
* KDOK
* KEFH
* KEOM
* KFRO
* KFRO-FM
* KFZX
* KHVL
* KITE
* KITT
* KKCL
* KKHA
* KLBB-FM
* KLVQ
* KMCM
* KSPF
* KMXR
* KNET
* KOFX
* KOME-FM
* KONO-FM
* KPRF
* KTWF
* KULL
* KVLF
* KVLL-FM
* KWMC
* KXGL
* KXTJ-LP
* KYZS

By city|

* Abilene
* Alpine
* Amarillo (KPRF)
* Amarillo (KXGL)
* Athens
* Bangs
* Big Spring
* Caldwell
* Clarendon
* Comanche
* Corpus Christi (KBSO)
* Corpus Christi (KMXR)
* Cuney
* Dallas
* Del Rio
* Eastland
* El Paso
* Gardendale
* Groves
* Helotes/San Antonio
* Huntsville
* Kilgore
* Longview
* Lorenzo
* Lubbock
* Markham
* Meridian
* Mesquite
* Odessa
* Palestine
* San Angelo
* San Antonio
* Scotland
* Tolar
* Tyler
* Victoria
* Waco
* Wells/Lufkin
* Winfield

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Texas

See also
Oldies
Classic Hits

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Entravision Communications

Radio|

* KAIQ
* KBZO
* KCVR-FM
* KDLD
* KDLE
* KDVA
* KFRQ
* KHHM
* KHRO
* KINT-FM
* KJMN
* KKPS
* KLNZ
* KLOB
* KLOK-FM
* KLYY
* KMBX
* KMIX
* KMXA
* KMXX
* KNTY
* KNVO-FM
* KOFX
* KPST-FM
* KPVW
* KQRT
* KRCX-FM
* KRNV-FM
* KRRN
* KRZY
* KRZY-FM
* KSEH
* KSES-FM
* KSSE
* KSSC
* KSSD
* KSVE
* KTSE-FM
* KVLY
* KVVA-FM
* KWST
* KXPK
* KXSE
* KYSE
* WLQY

Television|

Univision
KEUS-LD
KBNT-CD
KBZO-LD
KCEC**
KDCU-DT
KINC
KINT-TV
KLDO-TV
KLUZ-TV**
KNVO
KORO
KPMR
KREN-TV
KSMS-TV
KUPB
KVSN-DT
KVYE
WUNI**
WUVN
UniMás
KAJB***
KCRP-CD
KDJT-CD
KDTF-LD
KELV-LD
KETF-CD
KANG-LD
KRNS-CD
KTFD-TV
KTFN
KTFQ-TV
KTFV-CD
WUTF-TV
NBC
KMIR-TV
Fox
KFXV
KMBH-LD
KXFX-CD
KXOF-CD
The CW
KCWT-CD
MyNetworkTV
KPSE-LD
PBS
KCWT-CD .4
Independent
XHAS-TDT****
LATV
WMDO-CD
Grit
WOTF-TV
NRB TV
WFTT-TV
Milenio
XHDTV-TDT****
NTD Television
WJAL

* ** Owned by TelevisaUnivision
* *** Owned by Calipatria Broadcasting Company
* **** Owned by a Mexican company with Entravision as an investor

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