KXNA

For the airport in Highfill, Arkansas, assigned the ICAO code KXNA, see Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.

KXNA

Springdale, Arkansas
Broadcast area	Fayetteville (North West Arkansas)
Frequency	104.9 MHz
Branding	104.9 the X
Programming
Format	Alternative
Ownership
Owner	Elizabeth Marquis
History
First air date	September 19, 1968
Former call signs	KCIZ (1968-1992) KBEV (1992-1994) KBRS (1994-2000)
Call sign meaning	K X (station name) North Arkansas (KXNA is also the ICAO code for the local airport)
Technical information
Facility ID	71703
Class	A
ERP	2,750 watts
HAAT	148 meters
Transmitter coordinates	36°10′48″N 94°5′7″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live

KXNA (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an alternative format. Licensed to Springdale, Arkansas, United States, it serves the Fayetteville (North West Arkansas) area. The station is currently owned by Elizabeth Marquis.

The station was a finalist for Radio and Records magazine's 2007 Industry Achievement Award for best Alternative Station for markets 100 and up. Other finalists include WKZQ-FM, WJSE, WBTZ, KQXR, and WSFM.

History

The station debuted on September 19, 1968, as KCIZ-FM. It went through a slew of formats. Beginning with Top 40 for its first few years as "Stereo 105", MOR in the late 1970s, adult contemporary in 1983 as "FM 105", and Top 40/CHR for almost a decade, First as "KC105" ("The Hot FM") from 1986 until 1992 when it changed its call letters to KBEV, and remained as a CHR station until 1994. The station dropped its CHR format for country and changed its call-letters to KBRS in October 1994. Its country format didn't last long at all, as the station flipped to Alternative Rock in 1997. Its current KXNA call-letters were introduced in November 2000.

Effective June 1, 2019, KXNA was sold as part of Rox Radio Group's acquisition of the Hog Radio Group properties including KFMD-FM. The new owner of KXNA is Elizabeth Marquis, who acquired the station's license on January 27, 2021.

External links

• KXNA in the FCC FM station database
• KXNA on Radio-Locator
• KXNA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database