KOKX (AM)

KOKX
City	Keokuk, Iowa
Broadcast area	Keokuk, Iowa Fort Madison, Iowa
Branding	KOKX Country
Frequency	1310 kHz
First air date	October 19, 1947
Format	Country
Power	1,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	58264
Transmitter coordinates	40°22′50″N 91°21′09″W / 40.38056°N 91.35250°W / 40.38056; -91.35250
Owner	Carolyn and Doyle Becker (Riverfront Broadcasting of Keokuk, Inc.)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	radiokeokuk.com

KOKX (1310 AM) is a commercial radio station serving the Keokuk, Iowa area. The station primarily broadcasts an adult standards and information format. KOKX is owned by Carolyn and Doyle Becker, through licensee Riverfront Broadcasting of Keokuk, Inc.

During daytime broadcasts, the station uses a single tower with essentially an omnidirectional pattern. During the nighttime, KOKX reduces power and switches to an antenna system that uses three towers arranged in a directional array that concentrates the signal toward the northwest.

History

KOKX began broadcasting October 19, 1947, as a 250-watt daytime only station. The licensee was Keokuk Broadcasting Company, and the station was affiliated with the Iowa Tall Corn Network.^[1]

On June 27, 2016 KOKX changed their format from adult standards to country.^[2]

References

↑ "250-w KOKX Starts; Adkisson Is Manager" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
↑ Riverfront Flips Keokuk Pair Radioinsight - June 27, 2016

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KOKX

Radio-Locator Information on KOKX

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KOKX

Radio in the Quincy/Hannibal/Keokuk Market

By AM frequency	790 930 990 1070 1310 1360 1440 1530

By FM frequency	88.5 89.5 89.7 90.3 90.9 91.7 92.9 94.5 95.3 96.3 97.9 99.5 100.5 100.9 102.9 103.9 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

By callsign	KBKB KGRC KHMO KICK-FM KJIR KKAC KMDY KMEM-FM KOKX KOKX-FM KRNQ KRRY KRXL KWBZ KZZK W209CH WCAZ WCOY WGCA-FM WGEM WGEM-FM WIUW WLIQ WPWQ WQCY WQIN WQJC-LP WQUB WRMS WTAD WXK82

Defunct	KQPW-LP

Nearby radio markets Burlington Cedar Rapids–Iowa City Columbia-Jefferson City Ottumwa Peoria Quad Cities Springfield, IL See also List of radio stations in Illinois List of radio stations in Missouri

Country radio stations in the state of Iowa

Stations	KBKB – Fort Madison KBKB-FM – Fort Madison/Burlington KBOB – Davenport KBOE-FM – Oskaloosa KCHE – Cherokee KCOB-FM – Newton KCSI – Red Oak KCTN – Garnavillo/Elkader KCZE – New Hampton KDLS – Perry KDMG – Burlington KDST – Dyersville KGRA – Jefferson/Perry KHAK – Cedar Rapids KHKI – Des Moines KIAI – Mason City KIAQ – Clarion/Fort Dodge KICD-FM – Spencer KIHK – Rock Valley KIIC – Albia KIKD – Lake City KILJ – Mount Pleasant KILR-FM – Estherville KIWA – Sheldon KIWA-FM – Sheldon KJJY – West Des Moines KKIA – Ida Grove KKRF – Stuart KKSY-FM – Cedar Rapids KKYY – Whiting KMAQ – Maquoketa KMCH – Manchester KMGO – Centerville KMZN – Oskaloosa KNEI-FM – Waukon KNIA – Knoxville KOAK – Red Oak KOEL – Oelwein KOEL-FM – Cedar Falls/Waterloo KOKX - Keokuk KRKN – Eldon/Ottumwa KSIB-FM – Creston KSMA-FM – Osage/Mason City KSOM – Audubon/Atlantic KWAY – Waverly KWMT – Fort Dodge KWPC – Muscatine KXIA – Marshalltown KXKT – Glenwood/Omaha, Nebraska WJOD – Asbury/Dubuque WLLR-FM – Davenport

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Iowa

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