branding 97.9 the box slogan interactive hip hop and r & b frequency 97.9 mhz also on hd radio first air date 1958 as kfmk format rhythmic contemporary erp 100 000 watts haat 585 meters class c facility id 11969 transmitter coordinates 29 34 34 n 95 30 36 w 29.57611 n 95.51000 w 29.57611 ; 95.51000 coordinates 29 34 34 n 95 30 36 w 29.57611 n 95.51000 w 29.57611 ; 95.51000 callsign meaning k boxx former callsigns kfmk 1958 1991 owner radio one radio one licenses llc sister stations kmjq kroi webcast listen live website theboxhouston.com kbxx 97.9 the box is a houston based radio station airing a rhythmic contemporary music format . it is owned by radio one and co owed with kmjq and kroi . its studios are located in the greenway plaza district and its transmitter is located in missouri city texas . the morning show has been hosted by madd hatta since march 2001 . he has been on kbxx since 1995 starting off in afternoons then hosting mornings . contents 1 history 2 programming 3 references 4 external links history edit the station originally signed on in 1958 with a popular music format as kfmk 1 but later migrated to a classical music format . by 1967 kfmk moved to a top 40 format competing against krbe and had a slight advantage over krbe because it was in stereo although the later had a stronger signal at the time . by 1968 kfmk transitioned to become houston s first progressive rock station known as mother radio a name later referenced by klol which was known as mother s family . in early 1969 kfmk abruptly changed to a christian format . the station reverted to top 40 in the late 1970s which would then transition to an oldies heavy adult contemporary format in the 1980s . the format lasted until the station s abrupt 1991 flip . on april 2 1991 after a period of stunting the station flipped to the box with the new callsign kbxx and a rhythmic contemporary format which was alternately referred to as contemporary crossover . it fiercely competed with longtime heritage urban station kmjq until clear channel communications bought kbxx in late 1994 then paired it with kmjq the year after . despite being rhythmic kbxx s music selection moved more toward a mainstream urban direction intense with hip hop and r & b music . clear channel spun off kbxx and kmjq to radio one in 2000 . programming edit kbxx was moved to r & r s urban contemporary airplay panel in 2006 however it still remains on mediabase s rhythmic airplay panel . in spite of having an urban driven playlist the station retains its rhythmic format in order to target a multicultural audience in the houston market . 2 references edit houston radio history part of a rhythm nation from radio info november 12 2012 external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for kbxx radio locator information on kbxx query nielsen audio s fm station database for kbxx v t e radio stations in houston sugar land baytown by fm frequency 88.1 88.3 88.7 89.3 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.5 95.7 96.5 96.9 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.5 99.1 99.7 99.9 100.3 100.7 101.1 102.1 102.9 103.7 104.1 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.5 106.9 107.5 107.9 by am frequency 560 610 650 700 740 790 850 880 900 920 950 980 1010 1050 1070 1090 1110 1140 1180 1230 1320 1360 1380 1400 1430 1460 1480 1500 1520 1540 1560 1590 1610 1670 1680 digital radio 790 950 noaa weather radio frequency 162.400 houston 162.550 galveston by callsign kacc kafr kama fm kani kbme kbrz kbxx kchn kcoh keyh kfnc kftg kgbc kgg68 kglk kgol kgow khb40 khcb khcb fm khjk khmx khpt kikk kilt kilt fm kjic kjoz kkbq kkhh kkht fm klat klol kltn klvi klvl kmic kmjq knth koda kove fm kpft kprc kpvu kqbt kqbu fm kqqk kque krbe krcm kreh kroi ksbj ksev kshj kshn ktbz fm ktek ktht ktjm ktrh ktsu ktwl kuhf kulf kvst kwwj kxbj kxng kxyz kynd kyok kyst defunct kstb 101.5 fm satellite radio local traffic weather xm channel 226 sirius channel 154 nearby radio markets austin bay city freeport beaumont port arthur bryan college station corpus christi huntsville san antonio victoria see also list of radio stations in texas daytime only am radio station . v t e rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the state of texas by frequency 93.1 93.3 93.3 94.1 95.5 96.1 96.3 97.9 97.9 98.5 101.9 102.1 102.3 102.7 103.9 104.1 104.5 104.5 104.9 106.1 106.3 106.9 by callsign kaze kbbt kbfb kbxx kbfm kblz kbte kbxt kkmy klif knex kooc korq kpez kprr kqiz kqxc ktfm kxxn kzbt kzep fm kzfm by city amarillo austin corpus christi dallas fort worth edinburg electra el paso floresville franklin haltom city houston iowa park killeen laredo midland orange ore city san antonio schertz tulia winona winters see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in texas see also contemporary hit radio rhythmic kiss fm movin radio disney v t e radio one key people cathy hughes chairman and ceo radio shows the tom joyner morning show via reach media under contract russ parr morning show via aurn the yolanda adams morning show the donnie simpson show radio stations mainstream urban kbfb kbxx wcdx wckx wenz werq fm wgpr1 whhl whta wizf wkys wqnc wqok urban adult contemporary kmjq wamj wbmo wdmk wfxc wfxk wkjm wkjs wmmj wrnb wtlc fm wumj wwin fm wxmg wzak urban gospel wjmo wjyd wnnl wppz fm wprs fm wpze wpzr wpzs wpzz wtlc wwin wycb urban talk wchb wdbz were wol wolb wtps chr wnow fm rhythmic chr whhh rhythmic oldies wfun fm wosf wosl classic hip hop kroi ksoc wphi fm w275bk china radio international wild other wdni cd telemundo tv one interactive one 1 owned by international free and accepted modern masons and operated by radio one under an lma . this article about a radio station in texas is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kbxx & oldid 743469217 categories hd radio stationsradio one stationsradio stations in houstonrhythmic contemporary radio 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