Kix 96 96.1 FM live

Kix 96 is Southwest Louisiana's country station. It broadcasts as KYKZ on 96.1 FM, is licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana, and uses the slogan "Southwest Louisiana's #1 Country". It is owned and operated by Cumulus Media, and on this page you can listen to Kix 96 live online, free.

Country music

KYKZ plays country music. Some programming comes from Westwood One.

Studios

The studios are at 425 Broad Street in downtown Lake Charles.

History

The station signed on January 5, 1976, as KSNS and became KYKZ in 1981 — a play on the word "Kicks".

Sister stations

Cumulus' Lake Charles stations also include KAOK, KBIU, KKGB and KQLK.

Country, anywhere

Press play and Kix 96 starts in seconds — on I-10, at work or far from Louisiana. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 96.1 FM.

For Southwest Louisiana

From Lake Charles to Sulphur, Moss Bluff and Jennings, Kix 96 is the country station on in the truck, at the camp and in the backyard. For more than four decades it has been part of daily life in the region, and the stream on this page brings it along anywhere.

How to listen

You can hear Kix 96 on the radio on 96.1 FM across Southwest Louisiana, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a workday or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find Kix 96's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

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