KRDX

KRDX

Corona de Tucson, Arizona
Broadcast area	Tucson metropolitan area
Frequency	103.7 MHz
Branding	103.7 The Fox
Programming
Format	Oldies
Ownership
Owner	Ted Tucker (Desert West Air Ranchers Corporation)
History
First air date	1977 (1977) (as KAYN at 98.3 in Nogales)
Former call signs	KAYN (1977–1991) KLCR (1991–1995) KZNO (1995–2005)
Former frequencies	98.3 MHz (1976–2006) 98.5 MHz (2006–2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36023
Class	A
ERP	910 watts
HAAT	145 meters (476 ft)
Translator(s)	96.7 K244EI (Corona de Tucson)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KRDX (103.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station, licensed to Corona de Tucson, Arizona, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. It is owned by Ted Tucker, with the license held by Desert West Air Ranchers Corporation. The station airs an oldies radio format, known as "103.7 The Fox."

KRDX has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 910 watts as a Class A FM station. The transmitter is southwest of Tucson, in the Santa Rita Foothills, near Vail. It also broadcasts on 250-watt FM translator K244EI at 96.7 MHz.

History

The station signed on the air in 1977 (1977). Its original call sign was KAYN, broadcasting on 98.3 MHz as the first FM radio station in Nogales, Arizona. It was owned by Norman and Eva Graham and broadcast with 215 watts. The construction permit was granted over the objections of KFBR, the only other American radio station serving the border area. The station was sold to Roadrunner Broadcasting in 1988. KZLZ Broadcasting bought the station, by then known as KLCR, in 1994.

In 1999, after two additional sales, Ted Tucker bought the station, then known as KZNO. In April 2002, Tucker was approved to move KZNO from 98.3 in Nogales to 98.5 in Vail, Arizona, increasing its ERP to 3,900 watts.

According to a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing in 2006, the station was unable to maintain a reliable power supply. The only access to the transmitter site was via helicopter, and the station was powered solely by solar panels and wind turbines. The filing with the FCC asked to operate at less than licensed power or erratically based on power availability. The application was accepted by the FCC, but not approved.

In June 2010, KRDX was granted an FCC construction permit to change the city of license to Corona de Tucson, Arizona, and move to 103.7 MHz, which would end its long-time interference with KOHT. The station was licensed for the new frequency and community of license effective October 9, 2020. The 103.7 transmitter now has a more consistent signal throughout all of Tucson.

See also

• List of radio stations in Arizona

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 742899 (KRDX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KRDX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• "History Cards for KRDX". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)