KIXW (AM)

KIXW
Currently silent
Broadcast area
Hesperia-Victorville
Frequency960 kHz
BrandingTalk 960
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • El Dorado Broadcasters
  • (EDB VV License LLC)
History
First air date
June 5, 1954 (1954-06-05)
Former call signs
  • KAVR (1954–1988)
  • KZXY (1988–1989)
  • KQKL (1989–1991)
  • KZXY (1991–1995)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
4
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 20 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
34°31′0″N 117°13′38.2″W / 34.51667°N 117.227278°W / 34.51667; -117.227278
Links
Public license information
Websiteedbroadcasters.com/talk-960/

KIXW (960 AM, "Talk 960") was a commercial radio station licensed to Apple Valley, California, United States. It broadcast a conservative talk format and was owned by El Dorado Broadcasters, with studios on Hesperia Road in Victorville and the transmitter off Rincon Road in Apple Valley.

History

On June 5, 1954, the station signed on as KAVR.[2] The call sign stood for "Apple Valley Radio". The station was owned by Newton T. Bass, under the corporate name Apple Valley Broadcasting. KAVR was a daytimer, powered at 5,000 watts, but it had to sign-off at sunset.

In 1998, the station was sold to Crown Broadcasting. At the time, it aired an oldies format. It later switched to a talk radio format.

In the early 2000s, KIXW had a locally based talk program, "The Barb Stanton Show". The show was cancelled in mid-May 2007 after Ms. Stanton made comments on the air regarding what she perceived as the massive influx of Asian-Americans into the Victor Valley. The comments were prompted when she found out that a Victorville-based bank was about to be bought out by Pasadena-based East West Bank, owned by Dominic Ng, a third-generation Asian-American resident of Pasadena.

In 2019, KIXW was under fire once again when host Jeff Duran made controversial comments regarding non-binary and transgender teens. The host was fired and replaced by alternate local paid programming.[3]

In May 2026, KIXW ceased broadcasting. The station's website announced, "Talk960 has signed off the air. We are grateful for your years of loyal listership."

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIXW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1956 page 63[dead link]
  3. ^ "Mohr Stories 495: Jeff Duran". libsyn.com.

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