verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message kbfx city anchorage alaska broadcast area anchorage alaska branding 100.5 the fox slogan the classic rock station frequency 100.5 mhz first air date 1978 as khvn format classic rock erp 25 000 watts haat 53 meters class c3 facility id 12962 former callsigns khvn 1978 1 kbcn 1985 2 kkgr 1985 1987 keni fm 1987 1989 owner iheartmedia inc. capstar tx llc webcast listen live website 1005thefox . com kbfx 100.5 fm the fox is a commercial classic rock music radio station in anchorage alaska . history edit 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 . it rose to be the number one radio station in anchorage within its first year . citation needed 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 . while moore was the programmer the station generally stayed at 1 in the ratings . citation needed 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 . staff includes djs woody and wilcox in mornings who were suspended indefinitely on april 9 2008 but returned to the air about two weeks later . in 2010 they relocated to charlotte nc s wend but are still simulcast on kbfx chrys castle during mid days and crash in the afternoon . syndicated alice cooper at night . references edit mitchell elaine b. ed . 1979 . alaska blue book fourth ed . . juneau alaska department of education division of state libraries . p. 193 . eppenbach sarah ; foster scott eds . 1983 . alaska blue book sixth ed . . juneau alaska department of education division of state libraries . p. 195 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for kbfx radio locator information on kbfx query nielsen audio s fm station database for kbfx v t e anchorage alaska radio stations by fm frequency 87.7 88.1 88.5 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.5 89.9 90.3 91.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.7 95.1 95.5 96.3 96.7 97.3 98.1 98.9 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.3 102.1 103.1 103.7 104.1 104.9 105.7 106.5 107.5 by am frequency 550 590 650 700 750 1020 1080 1110 1430 noaa weather radio frequency 162.550 by callsign k236cg k244eg k279bg kabn fm kafc kagv kakl kash fm katb kaug kayo kbbo fm kbfx kbrj kbyr kec43 keag keni keul kfat kfqd kgot khar kjha kjlp kkni klef kmbq fm kmvn kmxs knba knik lp knlt koan krua kska ktmb ktzn kvnt kwhl kxlw kyka kymg kznd fm defunct kwmd 90.1 fm kraw 90.5 fm alaska radio markets anchorage other alaska radio regions fairbanks juneau kenai alaska bush alaska interior southeast alaska south central alaska see also list of radio stations in alaska v t e classic rock radio stations in the state of alaska by frequency 96.9 100.5 103.1 105.3 by callsign kbfx kkni fm ksbz kysc by city anchorage fairbanks sitka sterling see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in alaska see also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock v t e iheartmedia corporate officers bob pittman chairman ceo board of directors lowry mays irving azoff b. j. red mccombs j. c. watts john h. williams radio stations list of radio stations owned by iheartmedia radio networks fox sports radio premiere networks premium choice total traffic and weather network miscellaneous clear channel outdoor clear channel uk iheartradio list of programming syndicated by iheartmedia mediabase radio computing services v t e the fox branded radio stations in the united states kbfx anchorage alaska kbyz bismarck north dakota kcfx kansas city missouri kdfo bakersfield california kfxj wichita kansas kfxs rapid city south dakota kfxz lafayette louisiana kixa victorville california kjfx fresno california kkrq iowa city iowa klfx killeen texas klkk mason city iowa knfx fm bryan texas kpfx fargo north dakota kqht grand forks north dakota krfx denver colorado kzpr minot north dakota wafx hampton roads virginia wbfx grand rapids michigan wbuk ottawa ohio wefx henderson new york wffx hattiesburg mississippi wfqx winchester virginia wfxj fm ashtabula ohio wfxn fm wxxf ashland mansfield ohio wmfx fm columbia south carolina wmxt florence south carolina wofx fm cincinnati ohio wqfx fm jamestown new york wrfx charlotte north carolina wrsr owosso michigan wwwx oshkosh wisconsin wxfx montgomery alabama news talk sports brands air america bloomberg radio espn radio espn deportes radio fox sports radio npr yahoo sports radio music brands bob fm cat country country only froggy hank fm jack fm kiss fm movin nash fm country only radio disney the fox the x religious brands afr air 1 k love coordinates 61 11 50 n 149 52 39 w 61.1972 n 149.8775 w 61.1972 ; 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