KKXA

KKXA (1520 AM, "Classic Country 1520") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Snohomish, Washington. The station's broadcast license is held by CAAM Partnership, LLC., an entity controlled by the Skotdal family. The KKXA studios are shared with sister station KRKO at the Key Tower building in downtown Everett, Washington and the station broadcasts to the greater Seattle metropolitan area.

KKXA is licensed to broadcast a digital hybrid HD signal.

Programming

KKXA broadcasts a classic country music format branded as "Classic Country 1520 KXA" to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. In addition to its music programming, KKXA is an affiliate of the Washington State University Cougar football and basketball network, and also carries Western Conference high school football and basketball. Occasional Everett AquaSox baseball (Seattle Mariners affiliate) and Everett Silvertips hockey games are also aired on KKXA.

History

In January 2004, the Skotdal family applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on March 16, 2011, with a scheduled expiration date of March 16, 2014. The Skotdal family won a comparative hearing before the Federal Communications Commission against mutually exclusive applicants hoping to place the signal in Hawaii, Whidbey Island, and on the Olympic Peninsula. The station was assigned the call sign "KKXA" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 28, 2011.