KBFX (FM)

KBFX (100.5 MHz) is a commercial classic rock music FM radio station in Anchorage, Alaska. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located at Dimond Center in Anchorage, and its transmitter is located atop the Denali Tower North south of downtown.

KBFX

Anchorage, Alaska
Broadcast area	Anchorage metropolitan area
Frequency	100.5 MHz
Branding	100.5 The Fox
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KASH-FM, KENI, KGOT, KTZN, KYMG
History
First air date	1978 (1978) (as KHVN)
Former call signs	KHVN (1978-?)[1] KBCN (?-1985)[2] KKGR (1985–1987) KENI-FM (1987–1989)
Call sign meaning	"Fox"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12962
Class	C3
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	53 meters (174 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	61.1972°N 149.8775°W / 61.1972; -149.8775
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	1005thefox.iheart.com

History

The station began in 1978 as KHVN, playing a religious format. It underwent several changes in both format and callsigns throughout the late 1970s and 1980s.

KBFX debuted in 1989 as "100.5 The Fox", playing the strict version of Jacobs Media's classic rock format.

Programming was initially run by Dave Moore, who had studied the format with Fred Jacobs at its inception. Staff included afternoon deejay CC Ryder (who won a small market Marconi Award for her work), evening deejay T-bone, and former WNCX Cleveland deejay Rick Rydell (hired in 1990).

Moore was replaced by Jack Hicks from KQRS-FM Minneapolis, then three months later Hicks returned to Minnesota and was replaced by local broadcaster Devan Mitchell.

During Mitchell's watch, a competitor in the same format ("Arrow 102") came on the air for the first time since 1989.