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QX-FM (KZQX-FM) 10th Anniversary

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Chuck

It's hard to believe that 10 years have passed. This is a very special week for us at QX-FM. On September 18, 2002 KZQX-LP signed on the air. We were one of the first five applicants in Texas to receive a Low Power FM license from the FCC. We think we were the second LPFM station to sign on in Texas. That was our beginning. At the time, we were a paltry 45 watts with an antenna height of 45 feet. That's not much of a signal. After several months of cajoling the FCC to show them the error of their ways, we ended up with a much better signal of 74 watts with an antenna height of 85 feet. We were now more powerful than a string of Christmas Tree lights! Life was good as a Low Power FM station.

About three years ago, we had the opportunity to acquire a commercial broadcast frequency at 100.3. It was a big change. We continued to broadcast in Tylero on a translator on 97.9. Not long ago, we reached an agreement to be carried on KEBE, 1400 AM in Jacksonville. Now we cover the entire Tyler-Longview market. Not bad for a station that started out with just 45 watts.
 
As a longtime voice guy for QX-FM, and a big fan of standards..I can say that Chuck is one of the nicest guys to work with, and he has such passion for a business that so often seems to have lost it's spark. Things have evolved a bit since the beginnings of KZQX, so give a listen on air or on line..it is a station that will keep you tuned in for hours.

http://www.kzqx.com/

Chuck also has had iPhone/iPad apps designed and they are free at the iTunes app store.

Truly a pleasure all these years, and a truly fine station.
 
Congratulations Chuck, you helped define what an LP-FM was supposed to do for the community. Rather than most preaching at you 24/7 and begging for money!!You put a format on the air that East Texas was starving for, and did it better than anyone else in the country! One day you will be up to 100kw, wouldn't that be something from 45 watts to 100KW LOL
 
One of the nice things about being a career broadcaster is getting to know people like Chuck. I have for years since his days at Crossroads Audio in Dallas. Congrats on KZQX+10 and the on-going Telecruiser project. This is a wonderful success story and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
 
317C is an interesting Continental transmitter, but very complicated. I will take a BTA-5F or BTA-50F any day of the week!
 
Congratulations on your anniversary. I really enjoy this station and listen online at work in Dallas quite a bit. (It's a preset on my TuneIn app). I had the pleasure of emailing you all about the station and getting a lengthy personal reply years ago. It told me that you all got the concept of public service. It's the way radio should be done. Congrats and here's to many more years!
 
Chuck said:
Thanks to all of you for the kind words. I'm truly humbled.
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Nice station, sir. It's good to know that some stations are still using radio the right way and actually getting involved in the communities they serve. I don't live around the Tyler / Longview market, but I'll check this thing out. :D
 
Chuck, is the KZQX stream gone? I can't tune it in. Website seems fine but I can't find any stream listed.

If you took it down I understand.
 
For some reason our hosting company changed our streaming IP address on April 1. It wasn't a very funny joke. In fact, it has been a total nightmare. Go to www.qx-fm.com. You'll find current links there. We are also on Tune In Radio as "QX-FM" and supposedly iTunes has updated our old link. I hope that helps.
 
How silly!

An idea is to set the address to the website and not to an IP. KZQX.com:8000 or something like that. That way it won't change.

But I still can't find a stream link on the site. Could you please put it here?
 
I really enjoy listening to the station Chuck. Happy Anniversary and heres to many many more years. I recently moved back to the east Texas area and would like to visit the station some time.
 
frbob said:
I really enjoy listening to the station Chuck. Happy Anniversary and heres to many many more years. I recently moved back to the east Texas area and would like to visit the station some time.
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The phone number is on the web site. Feel free to give me a call.
 
Never mind Chuck - I got the direct streaming link after digging around TuneIn. :)
 
Anonymouse said:
How silly!

An idea is to set the address to the website and not to an IP. KZQX.com:8000 or something like that. That way it won't change.

But I still can't find a stream link on the site. Could you please put it here?
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It is on the www.qx-fm.com web site. Due to the folks at Sound Exchange, it is not on the www.kzqx.com web site.
 
Actually, we do play "Forever." Its a good tune. And even scarier, we're coming up on out 11th anniversary on Sept 18. Anyone want to send a Happy Anniversary card?
 
*insert the usual Anniversary message here*

That good enough? :p
 
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