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KAMX
Luling, Texas;
Broadcast area	Greater Austin
Frequency	94.7 MHz
Branding	Mix 94.7
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession);
Sister stations	KJCE; KKMJ;
History
First air date	March 22, 1987; 37 years ago
Former call signs	KAPT (1987–89); KATG (1989–92); KFGI (1992); KFGI-FM (1992–94); KPTY (1994–95);
Call sign meaning	"Austin's Mix"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48651
Class	C0
ERP	99,000 watts; (100,000 watts with beam tilt)
HAAT	398 meters (1,306 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°19′23″N 97°48′00″W / 30.323°N 97.800°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/mix947

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KAMX (94.7 FM "Mix 94.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to Luling, Texas, and serving the Greater Austin radio market. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a hot adult contemporary radio format. The station has studios and offices on Westbank Drive, off Loop 360, near Westlake High School.^[2]

The transmitter is off Buchman Mountain Road in Austin, amid numerous towers for other FM and TV stations.^[3] KAMX broadcasts at 99,000 watts (100,000 with beam tilt), giving KAMX one of the best FM signals in the Austin market, audible from the northern suburbs of San Antonio to Killeen and Temple.

On-Air Staff

KAMX's air staff includes Booker, Alex and Sara in morning drive time (Brad Booker, Alex Franco, and Sara Osburn), midday host Heather Rivera and afternoon host Sean Mack.

History

On March 22, 1987, the station signed on as KAPT.^[4] It was owned by Mark Grubbs, who also served as general manager. The station debuted with a hybrid Top 40/Country music format under the name "Capital FM," with the call sign spelling out "Kapital." (Austin is the capital of Texas.)

KAPT found little initial success against established Top 40 stations KHFI and KBTS (now KGSR). The station experimented with other formats including beautiful music, country music "The Country Kat" KATG,^[5] oldies "Froggy 94" KFGI, and Dance/CHR "Party 94.7" KPTY.

In 1994, the Amaturo Radio Group bought the station for $2.5 million.^[6] On October 24, 1994, "Froggy 94" switched to "Party 94.7", removing the only oldies station at the time in Austin. On September 1, 1995, Amaturo changed the station's format to Modern Adult Contemporary as "Mix 94.7" with the call sign KAMX. In 1998, the station changed hands again, this time being acquired by Infinity Broadcasting.^[7] Infinity was later merged into CBS Radio.

Over time, KAMX moved from Modern AC to Hot AC. In 2006, CBS announced it would sell 15 radio stations across the country to Entercom, including KAMX. The ownership change became official on November 30, 2007.^[8] Coincidentally, CBS Radio merged into Entercom in 2017, with most of the former CBS Radio stations now owned by Entercom.

In the fall of 2008, morning duo J.B. & Sandy renewed their contracts with Entercom for five years, keeping them on the air through the end of 2013 at which time their contracts were not renewed.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KAMX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Majic.radio.com/contact-us
^ Radio-Locator.com/KAMX
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1988 page B-277
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1992 page A-345
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1996 page B-416
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-444
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-535

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 742442 (KAMX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KAMX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KAMX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Majic.radio.com/contact-us

[3] Radio-Locator.com/KAMX

[4] Broadcasting Yearbook 1988 page B-277

[5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1992 page A-345

[6] Broadcasting Yearbook 1996 page B-416

[7] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-444

[8] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-535

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-{{Cleanup|reason=the article includes writing style inconsistent with Wikipedia standards|date=October 2015}}
+{{Copy edit|reason=writing style inconsistent with Wikipedia standards|date=July 2024}}<!--was "Cleanup...|date=October 2015"-->
 {{Infobox radio station
-| name             = KAMX
+| name                = KAMX
-| logo             = Mix 94.7.jpg
+| logo                = Mix 94.7.jpg
-| city             = [[Luling, Texas|Luling]], [[Texas]]
+| logo_size           = 150px
-| area             = [[Greater Austin|Greater]] [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
+| city                = [[Luling, Texas]]
-| branding         = ''Mix 94-7''
+| area                = [[Greater Austin]]
-| slogan           = Today's Best Mix
+| branding            = ''Mix 94.7''
-| frequency        = 94.7 [[hertz|MHz]]
+| frequency           = {{frequency|94.7|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}}
-| airdate          = March 22, 1987 (as KAPT)
+| airdate             = {{start date and age|1987|3|22}}
-| format           = [[Hot Adult Contemporary]]
+| language            = [[American English|English]]
-| erp              = 99,000 [[watt]]s<br>(100,000 with [[beam tilt]])
+| format              = [[Hot adult contemporary]]
+| erp                 = {{val|99000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}<br>({{val|100000|u=watts|fmt=commas}} with [[beam tilt]])
-| haat             = {{convert|398|meters}}
-| class            = C0
+| haat                = {{convert|398|m|ft|sp=us}}
-| facility_id      = 48651
+| class               = C0
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
-| callsign_meaning = K '''A'''ustin's '''M'''i'''X'''
+| facility_id         = 48651
-| former_callsigns = KAPT (1987-1989)<br>KATG (1989-1992)<br>KFGI (3/1992-4/1992)<br>KFGI-FM (1992-1994)<br>KPTY (1994-1995)
+| coordinates         = {{coord|30.323|N|97.800|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX_source:FCC}}
-| owner            = [[Entercom Communications|Entercom]]
+| callsign_meaning    = "Austin's Mix"
-| licensee         = Entercom License, LLC
+| former_callsigns    = {{ubl|KAPT (1987–89)|KATG (1989–92)|KFGI (1992)|KFGI-FM (1992–94)|KPTY (1994–95)}}
-| sister_stations  = [[KJCE]], [[KKMJ]], [[K240EL]]
-| webcast          = [http://v6.player.abacast.net/2100 Listen Live]
+| owner               = [[Audacy, Inc.]]
-| website          = [http://www.mix947.com mix947.com]
+| licensee            = Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession
+| sister_stations     = {{hlist|[[KJCE]]|[[KKMJ]]}}
-| coordinates      =
+| webcast             = {{Audacy.com|mix947}}
+| website             = {{url|https://www.audacy.com/mix947}}
 }}
-'''KAMX''' (94.7 [[Hertz|MHz]] "Mix 94-7") is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Luling, Texas]], and serving the [[Greater Austin]] [[media market|radio market]].  It is owned by [[Entercom Communications]] and airs a [[hot adult contemporary]] [[radio format]].  The station has studios and offices on Westbank Drive, off [[Loop 360 (Texas)|Loop 360]], near [[Westlake High School (Texas)|Westlake High School]].<ref>[https://majic.radio.com/contact-us Majic.radio.com/contact-us]</ref>
+'''KAMX''' (94.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] "Mix 94.7") is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Luling, Texas]], and serving the [[Greater Austin]] [[media market|radio market]].  It is owned by [[Audacy, Inc.]] and airs a [[hot adult contemporary]] [[radio format]].  The station has studios and offices on Westbank Drive, off [[Loop 360 (Texas)|Loop 360]], near [[Westlake High School (Texas)|Westlake High School]].<ref>[https://majic.radio.com/contact-us Majic.radio.com/contact-us]</ref>
-The [[transmitter]] is off Buchman Mountain Road in Austin, amid numerous towers for other FM and TV stations.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=kamx&nav=&x=0&y=0 Radio-Locator.com/KAMX]</ref>  KAMX broadcasts at 99,000 [[watt]]s (100,000 with [[beam tilt]]), just about the maximum power allowed by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) for non-[[grandfather clause|grandfathered]] FM stations.  That gives KAMX one of the best FM signals in the Austin market, heard from the northern suburbs of [[San Antonio]] to [[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]] and [[Temple, Texas|Temple]].
+The [[transmitter]] is off Buchman Mountain Road in Austin, amid numerous towers for other FM and TV stations.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=kamx&nav=&x=0&y=0 Radio-Locator.com/KAMX]</ref>  KAMX broadcasts at 99,000 [[watt]]s (100,000 with [[beam tilt]]), giving KAMX one of the best FM signals in the Austin market, audible from the northern suburbs of [[San Antonio]] to [[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]] and [[Temple, Texas|Temple]].
-== On-Air Staff ==
+==On-Air Staff==
-KAMX's air staff includes Booker, Alex and Sara in morning [[drive time]] (Brad Booker, Alex Franco, and Sara Osburn), midday host Heather Rivera, afternoon host Sean Mack and evenings with Orphan Andrew.
+KAMX's air staff includes Booker, Alex and Sara in morning [[drive time]] (Brad Booker, Alex Franco, and Sara Osburn), midday host Heather Rivera and afternoon host Sean Mack.
 == History ==
-On March 22, 1987, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as '''KAPT'''.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1988/B-Radio-Neb-Terr-1988-YB.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1988 page B-277]</ref>  It was owned by Mark Grubbs who also served as General Manager. The station debuted with a hybrid [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40]]/[[Country music]] format under the name "Capital FM," with the [[call sign]] spelling out "'''Kap'''i'''t'''al."  (Austin is the capital of Texas.)
+On March 22, 1987, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as KAPT.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1988/B-Radio-Neb-Terr-1988-YB.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1988 page B-277]</ref>  It was owned by Mark Grubbs, who also served as general manager. The station debuted with a hybrid [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40]]/[[Country music]] format under the name "Capital FM," with the [[call sign]] spelling out "Kapital."  (Austin is the capital of Texas.)
-KAPT found little initial success against established Top 40 stations [[KHFI]] and KBTS (now [[KGSR]]).  The station experimented with other formats including [[beautiful music]], [[country music]] "The Country Kat" '''KATG''',<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1992/Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1992-B&W.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1992 page A-345]</ref> [[oldies]] "Froggy 94" '''KFGI''', and [[rhythmic contemporary|Dance/CHR]] "Party 94.7" '''KPTY'''.
+KAPT found little initial success against established Top 40 stations [[KHFI]] and KBTS (now [[KGSR]]).  The station experimented with other formats including [[beautiful music]], [[country music]] "The Country Kat" KATG,<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1992/Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1992-B&W.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1992 page A-345]</ref> [[oldies]] "Froggy 94" KFGI, and [[rhythmic contemporary|Dance/CHR]] "Party 94.7" KPTY.
-In 1994, the Amaturo Radio Group bought the station for $2.5 million.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1996.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1996 page B-416]</ref>  On September 1, 1995, Amaturo changed the station's format to [[Modern Adult Contemporary]] "Mix 94.7" with the [[call sign]] '''KAMX'''.  In 1998, the station changed hands again, this time being acquired by [[Infinity Broadcasting]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2000/D-Radio-NE-TER-BC-YB-2000-2.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-444]</ref>  Infinity later was merged into [[CBS Radio]].
+In 1994, the Amaturo Radio Group bought the station for $2.5 million.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1996.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1996 page B-416]</ref> On October 24, 1994, "Froggy 94" switched to "Party 94.7", removing the only oldies station at the time in Austin. On September 1, 1995, Amaturo changed the station's format to [[Modern Adult Contemporary]] as "Mix 94.7" with the [[call sign]] KAMX.  In 1998, the station changed hands again, this time being acquired by [[Infinity Broadcasting]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2000/D-Radio-NE-TER-BC-YB-2000-2.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-444]</ref>  Infinity was later merged into [[CBS Radio]].
-Over time, KAMX moved from Modern AC to [[Hot AC]].  In 2006, CBS announced it would sell 15 radio stations across the country to [[Entercom]], including KAMX.  The ownership change became official on November 30, 2007.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D3-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-535]</ref>  Coincidentally, CBS Radio merged into Entercom in 2017, with all former CBS Radio stations now owned by Entercom.
+Over time, KAMX moved from Modern AC to [[Hot AC]].  In 2006, CBS announced it would sell 15 radio stations across the country to [[Entercom]], including KAMX.  The ownership change became official on November 30, 2007.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D3-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-535]</ref>  Coincidentally, CBS Radio merged into Entercom in 2017, with most of the former CBS Radio stations now owned by Entercom.
-In fall of 2008, morning duo J.B. & Sandy renewed their contracts with Entercom for five years, keeping them on the air through the end of 2013.  But in 2013, their contracts were not renewed.
+In the fall of 2008, morning duo J.B. & Sandy renewed their contracts with Entercom for five years, keeping them on the air through the end of 2013 at which time their contracts were not renewed.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
+*{{Official website|https://www.audacy.com/mix947}}
+*{{FM station data|742442|KAMX}}
-* [http://www.mix947.com/ MIX 94.7 KAMX official website]
-* {{FM station data|KAMX}}
 {{Austin Radio}}
-{{SA Radio}}
+{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Texas}}
 {{Entercom}}
-{{coord|30.323|N|97.800|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=title}}
 [[Category:Radio stations in Austin, Texas|AMX]]
 [[Category:Radio stations established in 1987]]
-[[Category:Entercom radio stations]]
+[[Category:Audacy, Inc. radio stations]]

v t e Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KBBB - Bay City KBWD – Brownwood KDGE – Fort Worth-Dallas KEYE-FM – Perryton KFST – Fort Stockton KGRO – Pampa KIKZ – Seminole KJAS – Jasper KKMJ-FM – Austin KLAK - Tom Bean KLTR – Brenham KMXJ-FM – Amarillo KODA – Houston KPTX – Pecos KQHN - Waskom KQXT-FM – San Antonio KTSM-FM – El Paso KVLY - Edinburg KWSP-LP – Kerrville
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas

v t e Audacy, Inc.
stations licensed to Audacy, Inc. (formerly Entercom)
AM radio stations	KAMP KCBS KDKA KFH KFNZ KFXX KIFM KIKK KILT KJCE KMBZ KMOX KMTT KNSS KNX KRLD KWOD KXNT KYW KYYS WAAF WAMO** WAOK WAXY WBBM WBEN WCCO WEEI WFAN WGR WHLL WHSQ WILK WINS WJFK WJZ WLMZ WMC WMFS WORD WPHT WQAM WRNL WROC WRVA WSCR WSSP WTEM WTIC WVEI WWJ WWKB WWL WWWL WWWS WXYT WYRD
FM radio stations	KALC KALV-FM KAMX KBZT KCBS-FM KDGS KDKA-FM KEYN-FM KEZK-FM KFBZ KFNZ-FM KFRC-FM KFRG KFTK-FM KGMZ-FM KGON KHMX KHTP KILT-FM KISW KITS KJKK KKDO KKHH KKMJ-FM KKWF KLLC KLOL KLUC-FM KMBZ-FM KMLE KMNB KMVK KMXB KNDD KNRK KNSS-FM KNX-FM KOOL-FM KQKS KQMT KQRC-FM KRBQ KRLD-FM KROQ-FM KRSK KRTH KRXQ KSEG KSFM KSON KSPF KSWD KTWV KUDL KVIL (HD2) KWFN KWJJ-FM KXFG KXQQ-FM KXSN KYCH-FM KYKY KYXY KZJK KZPT WBBM-FM WBEB WBEE-FM WBGB WBMX WBTJ WBZA WBZZ WCBS-FM WCFS-FM WCMF-FM WDAF-FM WDCH-FM† WDOK WDSY-FM WDZH WEEI-FM WEZB WFAN-FM WFBC-FM WFUN-FM WGGY WHHL WIAD WILK-FM WINS-FM WIP-FM WJFK-FM WJHM WJMH WJZ-FM WKBU WKIS WKRK-FM WKRZ WKSE WKTK WKXJ WLFP WLIF WLKK WLMG WLMZ-FM WLND WLYF WLZL WMAS-FM WMFS-FM WMHX WMJX WMMM-FM WMXJ WMYX-FM WNCX WNEW-FM WNVZ WOCL WOGL WOLX-FM WOMC WOMX-FM WPAW WPGC-FM WPHI-FM WPOW WPTE WPXY-FM WQAL WQMG WRCH WROQ WRVQ WRVR WRXL HD2 WRXR-FM WSFS WSKY-FM WSMW WSTR WTDY-FM WTIC-FM WTPT WTVR-FM WUSN WUSY WVEE WVEI-FM WVKL WWBX WWDE-FM WWEI WWL-FM WWMX WXBK WXRT WXSS WXYT-FM WYCD WYRD-FM WZGC WZMX
Radio Networks	BetQL Network Infinity Sports Network* Sabres Hockey Network New York Yankees Radio Channel Q
Digital properties	Audacy Cadence13 Eventful Pineapple Street Studios Play.it
See also	CBS Radio List of radio stations
* = Formerly CBS Sports Radio, Audacy operated as producer with distribution handled by Westwood One. ** = Audacy operates pursuant to a local marketing agreement with Martz Communications Group. † = Operated by Bloomberg L.P. pursuant to a time brokerage agreement.