City | Erath, Louisiana |
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Broadcast area | Lafayette metropolitan area |
Branding | Hot 107.9 |
Slogan | "Acadiana's Hottest Hits" |
Frequency | 107.9 MHz |
First air date | 1992 (at 107.7) |
Format | Rhythmic Contemporary |
ERP | 97,000 watts |
HAAT | 263 meters |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 54650 |
Callsign meaning | KHXT (HOT) |
Former callsigns | KRAR (never aired), KXKW (never aired), KPEL-FM, KRXZ, KRKA |
Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media of Lafayette, LLC) |
Sister stations | KFTE, KMDL, KPEL, KPEL-FM, KROF, KTDY |
Webcast | [1] |
Website | 1079ishot.com |
KHXT (107.9 FM, "HOT 107.9") is a Rhythmic Top 40 serving the Lafayette area. The Townsquare Media outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 97 kW and is licensed to Erath, Louisiana.
The station originally debuted with a News/Talk format at 107.7 as KPEL-FM in 1992, but by 1997 they would switch signals to 107.9 and format to Classic Rock as KRXZ. In 2000 it changed the calls to KRKA and in 2003 switched to its current format.
Coordinates: 30°12′07″N 91°46′37″W / 30.202°N 91.777°W