Broadcast area | Mojave Desert |
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Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
Branding | Highway Vibe 98.1/98.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Hot AC, travelers' information |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | February 5, 1980 |
Call sign meaning | RXV-Route 15 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 34555 |
Class | B |
ERP | 1,550 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°59′43″N 116°50′18″W / 34.99528°N 116.83833°W |
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Public license information | |
Website | www |
KRXV (98.1 FM) and KHWY (98.9 FM) are radio stations, licensed to Yermo, California and Essex, California. They collectively broadcast a Hot AC format branded as Highway Vibe 98.1/98.9 which also simulcasts on KHYZ-HD2. The stations are owned by Richard Heftel's Heftel Broadcasting Company, with studios in Barstow, California.
The simulcast targets travellers to Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada on Interstate 15 and Interstate 40; alongside their music programming, the stations carry traffic and weather information, information and advertising for events, casinos, nightclubs, and other businesses around Southern Nevada, and businesses in the Barstow area. Heftel also owns the country music KIXW-FM/KIXF Highway Country 107.3/101.5, mainstream rock KHDR/KHRQ The Drive 96.9/94.9, and Dance KHYZ Vibe 99.7.