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.
The station originally signed on in 1958 with a popular music format as KFMK, 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.
[words & music by Thomas C. Hansen]
Tonight I'm standing all alone
My heart is cold as a stone
You start to cry, when I tell you why
I have to go away, but I will be back some day
There's someone whispering in my ear
They tell me dying time is near
Don't be afraid we will show you the way
There's no other place you can go
Just close your eyes, and we'll go
Open the gate, let us in
And we'll fight until we win
Cause surrender is not the thing we do
We will stand side by side
Till there's no more place's to hide
You must fall to your knees and look above
Watch the sky
The stars can tell you where you are
They seem so close but still so far
Just watch the sky
One last time before you die