KPLX

KPLX
Broadcast areaDallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Frequency99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding99.5 The Wolf
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: WBAP talk radio simulcast
Ownership
Owner
KLIF, KSCS, KTCK, KTCK-FM, WBAP, WBAP-FM
History
First air date
1962 (as KXOL)
Former call signs
  • KXOL-FM (1962–1968)
  • KCWM (1968–1971)
  • KXOL-FM (1971–1973)
Call sign meaning
Metroplex
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54675
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT511 meters (1,677 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website995thewolf.com

KPLX (99.5 FM, "99.5 The Wolf") is a commercial radio station broadcasting a gold-based country radio format. It is licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, and serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. KPLX is owned by Cumulus Media, with studios and offices in the Victory Park district in Dallas, just north of downtown. Cumulus owns two FM country stations in the radio market, but both KPLX and KSCS maintain separate staffs and musical directions.

KPLX has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is off West Belt Line Road in Cedar Hill, Texas, amid the towers for other FM and TV stations.[2] KPLX broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries the talk format of sister station WBAP (820 AM).

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPLX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KPLX