KDXL

{{Short description|Radio station at St. Louis Park High School (1977–2018)}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = KDXL

| logo =

| city = St. Louis Park, Minnesota

| area = Minneapolis-St. Paul area

| branding = 106.5 St. Louis Park

| airdate = March 17, 1977{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009|year=2009|page=D-250|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2009/Radio-GA-MT-BC-YB-2009.pdf|accessdate=July 20, 2018}}

| last_airdate = July 1, 2018{{cite web |title=Re: KDXL, St. Louis Park, MN, Facility ID 28505 Cancellation of License |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=86425 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=July 20, 2018 |format=PDF |date=June 26, 2018}}

| frequency = 106.5 FM (MHz)

| format = Defunct, was AOR

| power =

| erp = 8 watts

| haat = {{convert|26|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class = D

| facility_id = 28505

| coordinates = {{coord|44|56|36|N|93|21|39|W|region:US-MN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = KD Extra Large{{cite news |last1=Rowe |first1=Seth |title=St. Louis Park High School's KDXL to cease operations |url=https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/community/stlouispark/st-louis-park-high-school-s-kdxl-to-cease-operations/article_0995e604-8543-11e8-aca0-fb8f7bf25e48.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712224136/https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/community/stlouispark/st-louis-park-high-school-s-kdxl-to-cease-operations/article_0995e604-8543-11e8-aca0-fb8f7bf25e48.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-07-12 |accessdate=July 20, 2018 |work=Sun Sailor |date=July 12, 2018 |language=en}}

| former_callsigns = KSLP

| owner = Independent School District #283

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast =

| website =

| affiliations =

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KDXL (106.5 FM) was a student operated radio station at St. Louis Park High School in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The station's frequency was 106.5, which it shared with the University of Minnesota's KUOM-FM in a timesharing agreement.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070926/https://radiok.org/files/1714/1357/4551/Annual_Notification_of_Sharetime_Schedule.pdf "Annual Notification of Sharetime Schedule"] (radiok.org) The station was owned by Independent School District #283.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KDXL |title=KDXL Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=KDXL|title=KDXL Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron}}

History

The station began in 1973 with a low-power signal that could only reach a portion of St. Louis Park High School; during this period, the station used the call signs WHAT, WSLP, and KTS. In 1977, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the school district a license to operate a 10-watt radio station, which took the call sign KDXL. KDXL operated at 91.7 through 1985; it changed frequencies so that it would not have a frequency close to KQRS-FM.

Independent School District #283 voted to shut down KDXL on June 25, 2018; the following day, it informed the FCC that the station would cease operations on July 1. The license was cancelled on July 16, 2018.{{cite web |title=Broadcast Actions |url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-352740A1.pdf |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |accessdate=July 20, 2018 |date=July 20, 2018}}

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