KXAC

{{short description|Radio station in St. James–Mankato, Minnesota}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KXAC

| logo = KXAC Logo 2022.png

| city = St. James, Minnesota

| area = St. James-Mankato

| branding = Minnesota 100

| frequency = 100.5 MHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|102.7|K274AL|Mankato}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1992|11|1}}

| format = Country

| erp = 34,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|180|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class = C2

| facility_id = 57429

| coordinates = {{coord|43.951|N|94.391|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Linder Radio Group

| licensee = Subarctic Media, LLC

| affiliations = Westwood One

| sister_stations = KATO-FM, KDOG, KEMJ, KFSP, KTOE, KXLP, KRRW

| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KXAC Listen Live]

| website = [http://kxac.com kxac.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KXAC (100.5 FM, "Minnesota 100") is a radio station in Mankato, Minnesota, United States, serving south central Minnesota with a Country music format. The station is licensed to St. James and serves the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. The station is owned by Linder Radio Group.

History

The station went on the air in 1991, playing soft adult contemporary music and later switching to an oldies format in April 2001.

KXAC eventually shifted to classic hits as "Classic Hits 100.5 KXAC", dropping the former "Oldies 100.5" brand.

On November 21, 2018, at 10 a.m., KXAC dropped its classic hits format and began stunting with Christmas music as "100.5 The Christmas Igloo", with a new format to launch after the holidays.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/172268/kxac-builds-a-christmas-igloo/ KXAC Builds a Christmas Igloo] Radioinsight - November 23, 2018 On December 26, KXAC relaunched its classic hits format, rebranding as "Magic 100.5".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173161/magical-change-in-mankato/ Magical Change In Mankato] RadioInsight - December 26, 2018

On September 2, 2022, KXAC dropped its classic hits format and adopted sister station KATO-FM’s country format as Minnesota 100; KATO would flip to a classic hits format skewed towards the 1980s and ’90s.{{Cite web |title=KATO Hits Launches After Macarena Stunt In Mankato |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/240647/macarena-loops-in-mankato-after-minnesota-move/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}

In July 2023, KXAC added a simulcast on Mankato translator 102.7 K274AL for a clearer signal in the city. K274AL formerly rebroadcast sister station KTOE; that station has since added an FM translator on K254DT (98.7 FM).

References

External links

{{FM station data|740198|KXAC}}

Category:Radio stations in Minnesota

Category:Country radio stations in the United States