Community Radio, Inc. was established March 9, 2012. On November 10, 2013 an application was submitted to the FCC for a Construction Permit for a non commercial, low power, FM radio station license in Mena, AR. On February 10, 2014 the FCC granted a Construction Permit to Community Radio, Inc. to build a a non commercial, low power, FM radio station in Mena, AR and operate at 100 Watts ERP on 95.5 MHz. On February 15, 2014 the call sign of KAWX-LP was requested. On February 18, 2014 the call letters KAWX-LP were granted.
On January 29, 2015 the IRS issued 501(c)(3) status to Community Radio, Inc.
KAWX-LP began broadcasting on February 1, 2015 at 12:00 AM by the authority of our FCC Construction Permit. An application for a license to replace the construction permit was filed with the FCC on February 2, 2015 and an amended application was filed on February 3, 2015.
The FCC license for KAWX-LP was issued by the FCC on February 9, 2015.