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KRQX-FM
KRQX-FM (98.9 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Hurricane, Utah. The station is owned by G. Craig Hanson, through licensee Redrock Broadcasting, Inc.
The station was assigned the KBZB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 26, 1999. The station began regular broadcast operations in August 1999.
Ownership.
From August 1999 to January 2003, KBZB was owned and operated by broadcast engineer and consultant Mark C. Nolte. The station, branded
, was KRQX in Dallas-Fort Worth. KRQX was co-owned with an album rock station, 97.9 KZEW. Management saw the benefit in the FM station appealing to younger rock fans and the AM station appealing a bit older. The ratings of both stations could be added together to appeal to advertisers. Classic rock soon became the widely used descriptor for the format and became the commonly used term among the general public for early album rock music.
In the mid-1980s, the format's widespread proliferation came on the heels