KVEX-LP
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KVEX-LP
| logo = KVEX-LP 2015.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Saint Cloud, Minnesota
| area = Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
| branding = "RadioX"
| airdate = January 12, 2015
| frequency = {{Frequency|97.5 FM|MHz}}
| format = Classic Alternative Rock
| power = 45 Watts
| haat = {{convert|44.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = L1
| facility_id = 194754
| coordinates = {{coord|45|33|17.0|N|94|09|0.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = St. Cloud State University
| licensee =
| sister_stations = KVSC
| webcast = [http://199.17.47.199:8000/radiox.m3u KVEX-LP Webstream]
| website = [http://www.975radiox.com/ KVEX-LP Online]
| affiliations =
| repeater = KVSC-HD2
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KVEX-LP is a Classic Alternative Rock formatted low-power broadcast radio station licensed to Saint Cloud, Minnesota, serving Saint Cloud and Sauk Rapids in Minnesota. KVEX-LP is owned and operated by St. Cloud State University.
The station's transmitter is located atop Sherburne Hall on campus, shared with KZYS-LP.{{cite web|url=http://www.ubstudios.com/rtli/stcloudrtli.html|title=St. Cloud Area Radio Tower Locations|work=Ubstudios.com|accessdate=April 21, 2024}}
History
The station launched on January 12, 2015, a collaboration with KVSC. It was created from scratch by a 2011 high school graduate from Hutchinson, Minnesota.{{cite web|url=https://www.crowrivermedia.com/hutchinsonleader/news/lifestyle/hutchinson-high-school-grad-trevor-klopp-launches-st-cloud-radio-station/article_5e2a1294-a234-51cd-9404-4ee4f1098830.html|work=HutchinsonLeader.com|author=Kay Johnson|title=Hutchinson High School grad Trevor Klopp launches St. Cloud radio station|date=January 27, 2015}}
KVEX is entirely student-run, like most College radio stations. With 45 watts, the station's general range is {{convert|9|mi|km|0}}. The station's general intent is to fill a hole in programming in the St. Cloud radio market, with alternative rock programming.{{cite web|url=https://today.stcloudstate.edu/2015/01/12/st-cloud-state-launches-student-run-fm-station |work=St. Cloud State Today|date=January 12, 2015|author=Anna Kurth|title=St. Cloud State launches student-run FM station}}
References
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{{cite news|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|location=St. Cloud, Minnesota|publisher=Gannett Company|title=New alt rock radio station debuts Monday|url=http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2015/01/11/new-alt-rock-radio-station-debuts-monday/21608979/|date=January 11, 2015|accessdate=January 12, 2015|last=Petrie|first=Kari}}
{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI14&band=fm&callLetter=KVEX|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=January 12, 2015|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KVEX|title=KVEX Facility Record|accessdate=January 12, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
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External links
- [http://www.975radiox.com/ RadioX Online]
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{{St. Cloud Radio}}
{{Modern Rock Radio Stations in Minnesota}}
{{Minnesota college radio}}
Category:2015 establishments in Minnesota
Category:Alternative rock radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 2015
Category:Radio stations in Minnesota
Category:Low-power FM radio stations in Minnesota
Category:College radio stations in Minnesota
Category:St. Cloud State University
Category:Radio stations in St. Cloud, Minnesota
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