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First air date
  
1960

ERP
  
26,500 watts

Frequency
  
96.5 MHz

Format
  
Adult contemporary music

Area
  
San Diego

Slogan
  
Fresh Favorites KyXy 96.5

Language(s)
  
English

HAAT
  
210 meters (689 feet)

City of license
  
San Diego

Owner
  
CBS Radio

Branding
  
Kicksy 96.5

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Broadcast area
  
San Diego metropolitan area

Audience share
  
9.1 (Holiday 2016, Nielsen Audio[1])

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KYXY (96.5 MHz "KyXy 96.5") is a commercial FM radio station owned by CBS Radio. KYXY is licensed to San Diego, California with its studios in the city's Linda Vista neighborhood. Its transmitter site is in La Jolla, on the KGTV Tower which it shares with Channel 10 KGTV and several other San Diego FM stations. KYXY airs an Mainstream Adult Contemporary radio format. Weekday mornings feature a four-person music, information and comedy show known as "Jeff and the Showgram."

Contents

KyXy 96.5 broadcasts in HD Radio. The programming on the HD2 multicast is "The Crossing", which airs a Contemporary Christian Music format. Radio Disney is heard on KYXY's HD3 channel.

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History

KYXY first signed on in 1960. It was an independent FM station, carrying a middle of the road music format, which was described as "Good Music." The station has kept the same KYXY call letters throughout its history, which are pronounced like "Kicksy." From the 1980s to the early 2000s, KYXY aired a soft adult contemporary format. But over the next decade, like many Soft AC stations concerned about attracting younger listeners, KYXY began moving toward a more uptempo format.

Special programming

  • KYXY is known as San Diego's home for Christmas music, playing all holiday songs from mid-November till Christmas night.
  • In June 2009, the weekend after Michael Jackson's death, the station paid tribute to the singer by playing continuous Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 hits.
  • References

    KYXY Wikipedia