KDXT (97.9 FM, "The Ranch") is a radio station licensed to serve Lolo, Montana. The station is licensed to Western Rockies Radio, Inc. It airs a country music format.[2]

KDXT
Broadcast areaMissoula, Montana
Frequency97.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingThe Ranch
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD1: KDXT analog
HD2: Adult contemporary "95.3 Star FM"
HD3: Classic hits "94.3 The Ride"
Ownership
OwnerWestern Rockies Radio, Inc.
KHDV, KMSO
History
First air date
1996
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID16089
ClassC3
ERP10,000 watts
HAAT127 meters (417 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
46°30′37″N 113°58′48″W / 46.51028°N 113.98000°W / 46.51028; -113.98000
Translator(s)HD3: 94.3 K232CI (Missoula)
HD2: 95.3 K237DZ (Missoula)
107.1 K296FM (Missoula)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKDXT Online
KDXT-HD3 Online

The station was assigned the KDXT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 5, 2006.[3]

On May 10, 2011, KDXT changed their format from classic rock to country, branded as "The Ranch". It was noted that the KDXT call letters formerly belonged to a CHR station in Missoula at 93.3. XT 93 as it then called was the "music FM" It operated as the main CHR station in Missoula before becoming KGGL in 1996, also playing country music.

HD Radio

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KDXT airs an adult contemporary format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "95.3 Star FM" (simulcast on translator K237DZ 95.3 Missoula) and a classic hits format on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "94.3 The Ride" (simulcast on translator K232CI 94.3 Missoula).[4]

Translators

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KDXT also broadcasts on the following translators:

Broadcast translator for KDXT
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K296FM 107.1 FM Missoula, Montana 155131 99 D LMS
Broadcast translator for KDXT-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K237DZ 95.3 FM Missoula, Montana 147617 99 D LMS
Broadcast translator for KDXT-HD3
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K232CI 94.3 FM Missoula, Montana 146259 250 D LMS
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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDXT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ Brands Come and Go and Come Again is Missoula Radioinsight - May 22, 2018
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