KYXY first
signed on in 1960 as KFMX. It changed its callsign to KYXY (pronounced "kick-see") in the late 1960s after being bought by Walter Nelskog, who also owned stations
KIXI in
Seattle and
KYXI in
Portland. The station has kept the same KYXY
call letters ever since. It was an independent FM station, carrying a
middle of the road music format, which was described as "Good Music." KYXY transitioned to an
adult contemporary format in late 1970s and has mostly retained the format. However, the station has become more upbeat within the last decade in an effort to attract younger listeners. Since 1981, the
KFMX calls have been assigned to a
mainstream rock station in
Lubbock, Texas. On February 2, 2017,
CBS Radio announced it would merge with
Entercom. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was completed on November 17. In January 2018, KYXY moved out of its longtime Linda Vista studios and re-located to Stonecrest. The station most recently adopted its current slogan in January 2019. ==Special programming==