KIX 96.5

05/01/2022

Grammy-winning Naomi Judd has died at 76

Grammy-winning Naomi Judd has died at 76

Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born matriarch of Grammy-winning The Judds, has died at 76. Take a look back at The Judds' musical careers.

04/13/2022

𝐌𝐜𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭!
Thursday, April 14th!
@McDonald's in Buffalo, 5-8pm!
Come have one of your favorite Clear Creek Middle School - JCSD #1 teachers serve you up some fries and a burger! All proceeds go to CCMS and the outdoor beautification project. The Bison Basketball team will be raffling off 4 rounds of golf for the Powder Horn Golf Course @ $5/ticket.
Buffalo Bison Clear Creek Middle School - JCSD #1 Powderhorn Golf Course Buffalo Bison Basketball

04/08/2022

We hit $54,000 today in donations for St. Jude. The support from our communities is astounding. Call our hotline to become a partner in hope. 1-800-343-4077 or visit https://www.stjude.org/donate/country-cares.html?cID=13304&pID=25510&sc_cid=ptn9424&source_code=ORQKGWYII18
Tune in to KIX 96.5 NOW for the ST. Jude Radiothon!
#MusicGives #musicsaves #StJude #LoveMusicStopCancer #Radiothon2022

04/07/2022

We are so humbled by the support from our listeners. Because of you, we just hit OVER $30,000 in donations on DAY 1 of our St. Jude radiothon! Tune in now to KIX 96.5 to join us live. Call our hotline to become a partner in hope: 1-800-343-4077
Or follow this link to donate:
http://www.stjude.org/radio/KLGT
#musicsaveslives #countrycares #StJude #musicsaves #partnerinhope

04/07/2022

Make sure you’re tuning in today for our St. Jude Radiothon. Turn on KIX 96.5 right now and join Jim live. 1-800-343-4077 is our hotline to call to become a partner in hope. Call now, call later, call tomorrow, call and donate to St. Jude.
After 4 hours, we are alittle over $11,000. Our goal is $34,000. Let’s get there.
#countrycares #musicsaves #partnerinhope #StJude

04/06/2022

Join Big Horn Mountain Radio Network in our mission to raise more money than years before for our COUNTRY CARES St. Jude Fundraiser!
Tune in to KIX 96.5 TOMORROW AND FRIDAY all day for our 6am-6pm LIVE program with Jim and Brady. We will be sharing patient stories, information about St. Jude, and of course good ole country music.
Love Music, Stop Cancer.

03/21/2022

BILLINGS! ANNOUNCING: Downtown Summer Sounds featuring Koe Wetzel! Saturday, June 25th, outdoors at the Billings Skatepark! Tickets on sale Friday, 3/25 at 10am!

See below for more info from Downtown Billings:
💥 2022 Downtown Summer Sounds outdoor concert event Announcement: ⁠
Texas born recording artist Koe Wetzel is headlining the 3rd Downtown Summer Sounds outdoor concert event on Saturday, June 25, 2022. The event gates open at 5:00pm and the show begins at 6:00pm. ⁠
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This year's show will take place rain or shine in the spacious downtown Billings Skate Park parking lot, located at 24 S. 26th St. ⁠
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Tickets go on sale Friday, March 25th at 9 a.m. online at authorized ticket location etix, thepubstation.com, or the event’s webpage https://downtownbillings.com/.../2022-downtown-summer.../ ⁠
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Online presale will be available Thursday, March 24th from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for Pub Station and Downtown Billings Facebook followers and email subscribers.

03/11/2022

LIVE TONIGHT! The Dugan Irby Band will be performing live tonight at the Saloon starting at 5:30pm 🎸 Come early to snag a spot!

03/11/2022

If you haven't seen it yet, here it is! The 2022 Sheridan Speedway Race Schedule!! 🏎🏁
Stay tuned for special events and updates on races on their page: Sheridan Speedway DBA Sheridan Motorsports Association

03/11/2022

Timeline photos

Bison defeat Kemmerer 62-44 and advance to the semifinals in the WHSAA 3A State Championships! Game time is 9:00 pm on Friday at Casper College. Go Bison!

03/11/2022

Timeline photos

Lady Bison advance to the semifinals in the WHSAA 3A State Basketball Championships by defeating Pinedale 65-48! Game time is 6:00 pm
on Friday at Casper College. Go Bison!

03/10/2022

Don't miss Ned LeDoux at Grand Ole Opry tomorrow night, Friday, March 11. Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3IGOBPB Go to www.opry.com for more info on how to go in person or tune-in from home.

03/09/2022

Hank Williams Jr. to perform in Billings

Hank Williams Jr. to perform in Billings

MetraPark announced Tuesday that country music star Hank Williams Jr. will perform in Billings.

03/09/2022

Wheeler Walker Jr. Kicked Out Of Country Music Hall Of Fame For Protesting Florida Georgia Line Exhibit

Wheeler Walker Jr. Kicked Out Of Country Music Hall Of Fame For Protesting Florida Georgia Line Exhibit

A RIFF on what country is really about.

03/08/2022

Sources: Seahawks to trade Wilson to Broncos

RUSSELL WILSON IS A DENVER BRONCO!!

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33454258/sources-seattle-seahawks-trade-qb-russell-wilson-denver-broncos

The Seahawks have agreed to trade quarterback Russell Wilson to the Broncos in exchange for three players and multiple draft picks, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

03/07/2022

Congratulations to our third winner, Brad Klepperich for winning 2 ski-lift passes to Antelope Butte from our SKI BUM ticket give away on KIX 96.5! ⛷🚠
Big thank you to Big Horn Y for sponsoring this opportunity! 🎿

03/04/2022

Current standing brackets for 2021-22 3A East Girls Regional Basketball Tournament.
Congratulations to the Buffalo girls on their win!
Buffalo Bison

03/01/2022

Congratulations to our second winner, Troy Tobiasson (wife Kelsey pictured) for winning 2 ski-lift passes to Antelope Butte from our SKI BUM ticket give away on KIX 96.5! ⛷🚠
Big thank you to Big Horn Y for sponsoring this opportunity! 🎿

02/28/2022

Congratulations to Carol Stoltebburg for winning 2 ski-lift passes to Antelope Butte from our SKI BUM ticket give away! ⛷🚠
Big thank you to Big Horn Y for sponsoring this opportunity! 🎿

02/24/2022

Congratulations Ned LeDoux from the Big Horn Mountain Radio Network studio KIX 96.5!

Cheers Ned LeDoux from the Just Drink LeDoux It Team!

02/14/2022

Country music history moment:
1950- Red Foley
The #1 best selling Country record "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" by Red Foley became the first Country hit cross over record on the Pop Best Seller chart.

02/11/2022

Country music history moment:
1962- Sheryl Crow.
Born on this day in Kennett, Missouri, was Sheryl Crow, singer, songwriter and actress. In 2013, Crow signed a recording contract with Warner Music Nashville and, a few months later, released "Easy", the first single from the upcoming album, which became her first top twenty country radio hit. Crow is 60.

02/09/2022

Country music history moment:
1963- Travis Tritt
Born on this day, in Marietta, Georgia, was Travis Tritt, Grammy winning, country music singer who has charted more than forty times on the Hot Country Songs charts, including five #1's: "Help Me Hold On," "Anymore," "Can I Trust You with My Heart," "Foolish Pride" and "Best of Intentions." He received two Grammy Awards, both for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: in 1992 for "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'," a duet with Marty Stuart, and again in 1998 for "Same Old Train", a collaboration with Stuart and nine other artists. Tritt is 59.

02/07/2022

Country music history moment:
1962- Garth Brooks
Born on this day Tulsa, Oklahoma, was Garth Brooks, country singer, who had the 1991 US #1 album Ropin' The Wind which spent 70 weeks on the US chart, and the 1994 UK #13 single "The Red Strokes." Brooks is the biggest selling artist of the 90's with over 60 million sales. According to the RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time behind Elvis Presley (overall is third to the Beatles and Elvis Presley) with 128 million units sold. Brooks is 60.

02/05/2022

Country music history moment:
2016 - Johnny cash
A new species of black tarantula that lives near Folsom Prison, California, was named after Johnny Cash. Aphonopelma johnnycashi was among 14 new tarantula species from the southern US which were described by biologists in the journal ZooKeys.

02/04/2022

Country music history moment:
1962- Clint Black
Born on this day in Long Branch, New Jersey, was Clint Black, country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and actor. Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four #1 singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. He has amassed more than 30 singles on the US country charts (of which 13 have reached #1). Black has also ventured into acting, having made a cameo appearance in the 1994 film Maverick, as well as a starring role in 1998's Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack.

02/02/2022

Country music history moment:
1993 - Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson agreed to pay $9 million of the $16.7 million he owed the Internal Revenue Service. His accountants, Price Waterhouse, had not been paying Nelson's taxes for years and in addition to the unpaid taxes, Nelson's situation was worsened by the weak investments he had made during the early 1980s.
Nelsons current net worth is 25 million.

02/02/2022

Country music history moment:
2018-Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry released their final album together, Here's to You, following the death in a helicopter crash of Troy Gentry on September 8th 2017.

01/31/2022

Country music history moment:
1973- Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard was at #1 on the Billboard Country album chart with It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad). The title track was the lead off single which also reached #1 and gave Haggard his thirteenth #1 on the country chart.

01/28/2022

Country music history moment:
1968- Tracy Lawrence
Born on this day in Atlanta, Texas, was Tracy Lawrence, country music singer whose debut album Sticks and Stones was released in 1991, which produced his first chart single and first #1 hit in its title track. Lawrence is 54 years old.

01/26/2022

Country music history moment:
26 Jan 1979, The American television series The Dukes Of Hazzard aired on CBS, starring John Schneider, as Bo Duke; Tom Wopat, as Luke Duke; and Waylon Jennings, as The Balladeer, the show was set in fictional Hazzard County, Georgia with their attractive cousin Daisy. The series which was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, featured Jennings singing the theme song

01/25/2022

Country music history moment:
25 Jan 1975, Dolly Parton released "The Bargain Store" which became her fifth #1 on the country chart as a solo artist. Worn, second-hand merchandise in a discount store is used as a metaphor for a woman emotionally damaged by an ill-fated relationship. The song was dropped from a number of country stations' playlists when programmers mistook the line "you can easily afford the price" as a thinly veiled reference to prostitution.

01/24/2022

Country music history moment:
In the month of January 2008, Charlie Daniels who is known for his #1 country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

01/21/2022

Todays classic country history moment:
On this day in 1987, Dwight Yoakam was awared his first gold album, for his debut Guitars, Cadillacs. The album featured his first three hits "Honky Tonk Man", "Guitars, Cadillacs", and "It Won't Hurt". Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, known for his pioneering style of country music. First becoming popular in the mid-1980s, Yoakam has recorded more than 20 albums and compilations, charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 30 million records. He has recorded five Billboard No. 1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time.
In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts, he is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show.