Broadcast area Dothan, Alabama HAAT 326 meters (1070 feet) Facility ID 73179 Frequency 106.7 MHz Format Contemporary hit radio Area Dothan Slogan All the Hits | First air date November 27, 1974 Class C Callsign meaning MX = "Mix" City of license Enterprise Owner Gulf South Communications Branding 106.7 KMX | |
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WKMX (106.7 FM, "All the Hits, 106.7 KMX") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Enterprise, Alabama, USA, the station serves the Dothan, Alabama, metropolitan area. The station is owned by Gulf South Communications and features programming from Premiere Radio Networks.
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History
In 1974, veterinarian Jones Wallace Miller was granted a construction permit for a new FM radio station to broadcast with 100,000 watts of effective radiated power on 106.7 MHz. It began broadcasting on November 27, 1974. In 1979, WKMX was broadcasting a middle of the road music format.
In June 2004, WKMX Inc. (Wallace Miller, president) made a deal to sell WKMX after 30 years of continuous ownership to Styles Media Group LLC (Thomas A. DiBacco, managing member) for a reported sale price of $4.5 million. The deal gained FCC approval on August 4, 2004, and was consummated on September 3, 2004. In 2006, Styles Broadcasting became the Magic Broadcasting Company.
In 2011, the station was sold again, this time along with sister properties WTVY-FM, WJRL-FM, WLDA, and WBBK-FM. WKMX and WTVY were sold to Gulf South Communications, where they became sister stations to WDJR and WUSD, while WJRL-FM and WLDA were sold to Southeast Alabama Broadcasters, which now owns them along with WDBT and WESP. WBBK was sold to a third company, Alabama Media Investments. The sale was consummated on December 1, 2011.
Controversy
The station drew national attention in May 2001 when WKMX, Inc., filed a federal lawsuit against The Coca-Cola Company alleging that the soda giant stole the station's name and colors for its KMX energy drink. In June 2003, then-general manager Terry Duffie told the press that "the matter has been resolved" although no details of any settlement were revealed.