KRIX

KRIX

Port Isabel, Texas United States
Frequency	105.5MHz
Branding	105.5 Rocket
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Ownership
Owner	Eduardo S. Gallegos
Sister stations	KSOY-LD
History
First air date	April 2019(2019-04)
Former call signs	KLME (2019–2020)
Call signmeaning	previously used in the market in the 1980s
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	198768
Class	A
ERP	1,200watts
HAAT	107 meters (351 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26°3′12″N103°8′10.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1055rocket.com

KRIX(105.5FM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aclassic rockformat inPort Isabel, Texas.The station is owned by Eduardo S. Gallegos.It's an affiliate of the syndicatedPink Floydprogram "Floydian Slip."

History

After obtaining a construction permit in 2016, KLME came to air in April 2019, filing for a license to cover. The station initially broadcast aRegional Mexicanmusic format as "La Mexicana". The call letters were changed to KRIX on March 4, 2020; this call sign had previously been used at99.5 FMthroughout the 1980s.

On April 13, 2020, Gallegos relaunched KRIX as "105.5 Rocket", a classic rock outlet. It was the first classic rock station to launch on the same day in the market alongside a flip ofKFRQwhich is more mainstream, but later decided to follow the Classic Rock format.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 198768 (KRIX)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KRIXinNielsen Audio's FM station database