KPLX
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| City of license | Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Branding | 99.5 The Wolf |
| Frequency | 99.5 MHz (Also on HD Radio) 99.5 HD2 for New CHR |
| First air date | 1962 as KXOL |
| Format | Modern Country |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 511 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 54675 |
| Callsign meaning | K-Plex (Former station name) or MetroPLeX |
| Former callsigns | KXOL (1962-1968), KCWM (1968-1971), KXOL (1971-1974) |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Cumulus Broadcasting (KPLX LICO, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KDBN, KKLF, KLIF, KTCK/KTDK |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.995thewolf.com |
KPLX, branded as 99.5 The Wolf, is a country music radio station transmitting on 99.5 FM, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. The station first started out with a Middle-of-the-Road music format in 1974, then it was changed to a country station in 1980. They have been The Wolf since 1998. Before that they named the station "K-Plex 99.5". Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas. KPLX has won numerous awards, including nods from the CMA, ACM, RAB Marconi Awards, Billboard/R&R and Radio Music Awards.
KPLX also broadcasts an HD Radio subchannel at KPLX-HD2. This HD subchannel, branded as Vibe 99.5 is a New CHR format.
[edit] External links
- 99.5 The Wolf official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KPLX
- Radio Locator information on KPLX
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KPLX
- Mike Shannon's Dallas-Fort Worth Radio and TV History
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