KYYX

KYYX (97.1 FM) is a country music radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The call sign "KYYX" is pronounced as "kicks" and the station's nickname is "97 Kicks FM".

KYYX

Minot, North Dakota
Broadcast area	Minot, North Dakota
Frequency	97.1 MHz
Branding	97 KICKS
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KCJB, KIZZ, KMXA-FM, KRRZ, KZPR
History
First air date	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Former call signs	KCJB-FM (1966–1983)[1] KYND (1983–1984) KHHT (1984–1992)[2]
Call sign meaning	Pronounced as "kicks"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	55680
Class	C
ERP	95,000 watts
HAAT	300 meters (980 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	97kicksfm.iheart.com

iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns and operates KCJB 910, KRRZ 1390, KIZZ 93.7, KMXA-FM 99.9, and KZPR 105.3 in Minot.

Previous KYYX stations

This radio station is not the first with the callsign KYYX. The original KYYX operated as a new wave-themed radio station in Seattle, Washington, in the early 1980s. A country radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated as KYYX from 1985 to 1987 before going off the air and changing its callsign.