KIOX-FM

KIOX-FM
Edna, Texas

Broadcast area	El Campo, Texas Wharton, Texas
Frequency	96.1 MHz
Branding	96 Country
Programming
Format	country
Ownership
Owner	David Rowell (Bay and Beyond Broadcasting LLC)
Sister stations	KKHA, KBBB
History
First air date	January 14, 1999 (as KGUL)
Former call signs	KGUL (1998-2006) KEZB (2006-2008) ^[1]
Technical information
Facility ID	27226
Class	C3
ERP	13,000 watts
HAAT	139 meters
Transmitter coordinates	29°06′05″N 96°27′19″W / 29.10139°N 96.45528°W / 29.10139; -96.45528
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.96country.com

KIOX-FM (96.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Edna, Texas. The station also serves the El Campo, Wharton County, Texas, Jackson County, Texas and Matagorda Country, Texas areas. Since June 2022, it has been owned by David Rowell, through licensee Bay and Beyond Broadcasting, LLC. KIOX-FM airs a Classic Country music format.

History

The 96.1 facility in Edna was applied for and granted in 1996. It received the call sign of KGUL in 1998, prior to its January 1999 launch. The facility was originally owned by Hill Country Radio, and has since been owned by La Grange Broadcasting, Buckalew Media, & Fort Bend Broadcasting. Globecom Media purchased KIOX-FM in January 2014, and then sold the station together with their other station, KKHA, on to Bay and Beyond Broadcasting in June 2022.

The station was granted the KIOX-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 2008, effectively returning the longtime heritage call sign to El Campo and the rest of Wharton County where it had resided on 96.9 FM since 1990 and at 1270 AM since 1957.^[1]

KIOX-FM maintains local studios in downtown El Campo, at 107 E Monseratte St, El Campo 77437, and has a satellite studio at 3000 Wyatt Ave in Bay City, TX 77414. Both facilities are shared with their two sister stations, KKHA and KBBB.