It only matters to Chuck Tiller, myself, and some oldtimers in El Campo.

[purpledevil]

60 years after its debut in the El Campo/Bay City markets in 1947, legendary calls KIOX have finally been put to rest. The station formerly known as "X 97" now establishes the call of KNTE-FM/El Campo effective immediately. A bit of KIOX history can be found here... http://houstonradiohistory.blogspot.com/2007/08/august-anniversaries.html

 

[oldjohnny]

Really? about an hour ago, the HD still showed it as KIOX-FM.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Liberman actually changed the call letters of one of their stations? That is a change. They haven't bothered to do so with the other properties they've acquired in SE Texas.

 

[CW]

Liberman actually changed the call letters of one of their stations? That is a change. They haven't bothered to do so with the other properties they've acquired in SE Texas.

Yep, amazing isnt it....KNTE-FM issued 7/16/07...thats a shame about KIOX..if their RDS is still showing it, someone needs to do some reprogramming.
Now with the -FM suffix issued and no AM using KNTE, I suspect one of Liberman's AMs may change before too long to that call. Why go ask for a FM suffix if its AM call is not being used?

 

[Radio girl]

I got my start in radio at KIOX, and was there the day we said good-bye. I wish they would have changed the calls right after flipping the format. Something sacred about those letters for me.