COX RADIO LAUNCHES THE NEW POWER 106.7

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For Immediate Release

COX RADIO LAUNCHES THE NEW POWER 106.7

IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

ATLANTA – October 6, 2006 – Cox Radio, Inc. (NYSE: CXR) announced today the launch of the New Power 106.7 KELZ-FM – San Antonio’s New #1 for Hip Hop! Tune in to the New Power 106.7 to hear the latest music from today’s hottest hip hop artists, including Ludacris, Yung Joc, ‘Lil Jon and Ciara!

Doug Bennett, Program Director for Power 106.7, describes the station’s new sound. “The New Power 106.7 is a fun, high energy station! We’ll be playing pure, straight up hip hop - heavy on the bass and no bubble gum pop!”

Vice-President/General Manager of Power 106.7, Marty Choate said: “Like Z-106.7, the New Power 106.7 will continue to be an exciting, visible and involved part of our community. And, our new sound is 100% a reflection of San Antonio’s hip hop style. We’re ready to bring pure hip hop to San Antonio!”

In addition to the New Power 106.7 KELZ-FM, Cox Radio also owns and operates KISS-FM, KSMG-FM, KONO AM/FM, KCYY-FM, and KKYX-AM.

About Cox Radio

Cox Radio is one of the largest radio companies in the United States based on revenues. Cox Radio owns, operates, provide sales or marketing services for 80 stations (67 FM and 13 AM) clustered in 18 markets, including major markets such as Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa. Cox Radio shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: CXR.

 

[TheLaffer]

How many formats have been on this frequency? Poor Bennett he is in way over his head. He was in over his head when they went dance several years ago. Cox just keeps putting young pups in programming to schedule those god awful playlists from those expert CONsultants

 

[The Fame]

How many formats have been on this frequency? Poor Bennett he is in way over his head. He was in over his head when they went dance several years ago. Cox just keeps putting young pups in programming to schedule those god awful playlists from those expert CONsultants

You are totally incorrect and uneducated...stay in the prize closet.

 

[sdh483]

no the laffer is right. The earliest format I can remember on 106.7 was KKYX, then K-Mix, then The Armadillo, Then Smooth Jazz, Than Jams...that was all in a decade(add a few years of the late 80s)! Then dance, then top 40, and now hip hop. And what format lasted the longest? Smooth Jazz. Lasted 6 years and reduced 101.9's jazz show to just sunday mornings. With the exception of s.j. and KKYX, any other format on 106.7 was a throwaway format. It would have been cool to see KKYX return to FM though, but that's my opinion, Guess I'm just an "uneducated and incorrect" non-radio person, like the laffer. No one has a say so in radio unless it's to an automated survey phone call.

Feel free to add additional formats you remember on this station.

 

[Deejay05]

THEY ARE GONE WITH THE WIND LIKE THE CRUISIN CLASSICS ON KTFM!!!!!

 

[Kent]

no the laffer is right. The earliest format I can remember on 106.7 was KKYX, then K-Mix, then The Armadillo, Then Smooth Jazz, Than Jams...that was all in a decade(add a few years of the late 80s)! Then dance, then top 40, and now hip hop. And what format lasted the longest? Smooth Jazz. Lasted 6 years and reduced 101.9's jazz show to just sunday mornings. With the exception of s.j. and KKYX, any other format on 106.7 was a throwaway format. It would have been cool to see KKYX return to FM though, but that's my opinion, Guess I'm just an "uneducated and incorrect" non-radio person, like the laffer. No one has a say so in radio unless it's to an automated survey phone call.

Feel free to add additional formats you remember on this station.

Actually, you got it backwards. It was KMMX "K-Mix" first then KKYX-FM. K-Mix went bankrupt and looked like it would get out of it. However, KKYX (owned by New City) LMA'ed the station and flipped it to a 680 simulcast in 1992. The Armadillo came along when the Young Country craze started only to give way to smooth jazz in 1995. It jumped on the jammin' oldies format in 1999 only to switch to dance, which morphed into mainstream CHR. Oddly enough, the 106.7 Terrell Hills format started at 106.3 and was originally KBUC-FM. When KBUC-FM moved to 107.5 San Antonio, the FCC forgot to delete 106.3.