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KDXU (AM)

Field	Value
name	KDXU
city	St. George, Utah
country	US
area	Southern Utah
branding	106.1 KDXU
airdate
frequency	890 kHz
translator
repeater
format	News/Talk
power	10,000 watts
network	Fox News Radio
class	B
facility_id	60454
coordinates
callsign_meaning	Dixie Utah
owner	Townsquare Media
licensee	Townsquare License, LLC
sister_stations	KCIN, KDXU-FM, KIYK, KREC, KSUB, KXBN
webcast
website
affiliations
licensing_authority	FCC

KDXU (890 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station simulcasting a news/talk format with co-owned KDXU-FM (106.1) in Colorado City, Arizona. Licensed to St. George, Utah, KDXU 890 is owned by Townsquare Media. The studios are on Ridgeview Drive in St. George.

By day, KDXU is powered at 10,000 watts non-directional. As 890 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WLS in Chicago, at night KDXU uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on East 2450 South near South 3210 East. Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator K223DI at 92.5 MHz.

History

KDXU signed on the air on July 3, 1957. It originally broadcast on 1450 kHz. It aired a full service format of Middle of the Road (MOR) music with news, talk and sports. It was an affiliate of the ABC Information Radio Network.

In 1973, it added an FM station, KDXU-FM (93.5). The FM station aired an automated beautiful music format, playing quarter hour sweeps of soft instrumental music. It later switched its call sign to KZEZ and more recently back to KDXU-FM.

KDXU was only permitted to broadcast at 1,000 watts by day and 250 watts at night, a fraction of its current output. Management wanted to improve its signal. The station's frequency was moved to 890 kHz in September 1985. A three-tower directional antenna was constructed for use from sunset to sunrise. The following year, KDXU and KZEZ were acquired by Simmons Family Media, Inc., based in Salt Lake City. Simmons later sold KDXU to Townsquare Media.

In January 2022, KDXU began simulcasting on FM translator K223DI at 92.5 MHz in St. George. Another simulcast, on KDXU-FM (106.1) in Colorado City, Arizona, was added in December 2024.

References

"KDXU Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Kdxu&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KDXU]
[https://radio-locator.com/info/K223DI-FX Radio-Locator.com/K223DI]
[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C%20Section%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977%20P-6.pdf ''Broadcasting Yearbook 1977'' page C-215. Retrieved July 6, 2023.]
[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1990.pdf ''Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990'' page B-316. Retrieved July 6, 2023.]
(December 23, 2024). "Townsquare Makes Changes In St. George". RadioInsight.

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