KQXR

KQXR

Payette, Idaho
Broadcast area	Boise metropolitan area
Frequency	100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	100.3 The X
Programming
Format	Active rock
Ownership
Owner	Lotus Communications (Lotus Boise Corp.)
Sister stations	KJOT, KRVB, KTHI
History
First air date	December 1, 1978 (as KWBJ at 100.1)
Former call signs	KWBJ (1978–1984) KQPD (1984–1990)
Former frequencies	100.1 MHz (1978–1992)
Call sign meaning	K Q X Rock
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42650
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	216 meters
Repeater(s)	94.9 KRVB-HD2 (Nampa)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	xrock.com

KQXR is a commercial radio station licensed in Payette, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho metro area on 100.3 FM. The station is owned by Lotus Communications with studios located at 5257 Fairview Avenue #260, Boise, Idaho 83706.

"The X"—as the station is commonly known, plays an active rock radio format and positions themselves as "100.3 The X...Rocks."

The station was a finalist for Radio and Records magazine's 2007 Industry Achievement Award for best Alternative Station for markets 100 and up. Other finalists include WKZQ-FM, WJSE, WBTZ, KXNA, and WSFM.^[2] The station won the "Small Market Radio Station of the Year" at the RadioContraband Rock Radio Convention in 2017.

Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E. W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KQXR. The transaction is slated to be completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.^[3]

In January 2018, Scripps announced that it would sell all of its radio stations.^[4] In August 2018, Lotus Communications announced that it would acquire Scripps' Boise & Tucson clusters for $8 million.^[5] The sale was completed on December 12.^[6]