| Frequency | 1520 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | News Talk 98.5 FM, 1520 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio Compass Media Networks Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KVOL, KYMK-FM, KFXZ-FM, KLWB-FM, KOGM, KXKW-LD, KLWB KDCG-CD, KXKW-LP, KSLO-FM, KSLO | |
| History | |
First air date | 1960 (as KXKW) |
Former call signs | KXKW (1960–1990) KINF (3/2/90–7/1/90) KACY (1990–1996) KDYS (1996–2004) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41054 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts day and critical hours 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′51″N 92°00′53″W / 30.28083°N 92.01472°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.5 K253CO (Lafayette) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | newstalk985 |
KFXZ (1520 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is owned by Delta Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format.[2] KFXZ's studios and offices are on Evangeline Thruway in Carencro. The transmitter is in Lafayette, northeast of the I-10/I-49 interchange.
By day, KFXZ is powered at 10,000 watts. But to protect Class A Clear-channel stations KOKC in Oklahoma City and WWKB in Buffalo from interference, KFXZ reduces its power to 500 watts at night and sends most of its signal southward while nulling it to the north, east, and west.[3] The station is owned and operated by Charles Chatelain's Delta Media Corporation.[4] Programming is also heard on FM translator 98.5 K253CO in Lafayette.