KPLX-FM

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KPLX

City of license	Fort Worth, Texas
Broadcast area	Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Branding	99.5 The Wolf
First air date	1962 as KXOL
Frequency	99.5 MHz 99.5 HD2 for New CHR
Format	Modern Country
ERP	100,000 watts
Class	C
Callsign meaning	K-Plex (Former station name) or MetroPLeX
Former callsigns	KXOL (1962-1968), KCWM (1968-1971), KXOL (1971-1974)
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Cumulus Broadcasting (KPLX LICO, Inc.)
Website	995thewolf.com

KPLX, branded as 99.5 The Wolf, is a country music radio station transmitting on 99.5 FM, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. The station first started out with a Middle-of-the-Road music format in 1974, then it was changed to a country station in 1980. They have been The Wolf since 1998. Before that they named the station "K-Plex 99.5". Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas. KPLX has won numerous awards, including nods from the CMA, ACM, RAB Marconi Awards, Billboard/R&R and Radio Music Awards.

KPLX also broadcasts an HD Radio subchannel at KPLX-HD2. This HD subchannel, branded as Vibe 99.5 is a New CHR format.

The Wolf's current line-up:

Management
GM: Dan Bennett
PD: John Sebastian
APD/MD: Smokey Rivers
Imaging Director: "Phat" Matt Ganssle
Production Director: Jon Griffin

Midnight-5a
Michelle Rodriguez

5a-10a
The Wake-Up With The Wolf Show
Cody Alan, Tara Ward
News with Chris Sommer
Traffic with Justin Frazell
Produced by Dingo

10a-3p
"Working with the Wolf"
Smokey Rivers

3p-7p
"B-time on The Wolf"
Amy B
Traffic with Ryan Fox
Produced by Randall Wright

7p-Midnight
The Jake Daniels Show

Weekends
The Country Top-40 with Bob Kingsley (KCCS Productions/Jones Radio Networks)
The Road with Cody Alan (United Stations Radio Networks)
The Front Porch Show with Justin Frazell
Neil McGraw
Ryan Fox
Mark Phillips
Missy McCoy
Candy
Whitney Bond
Phat Matt

Former Program Directors as "The Wolf" included: Brian Phillips (Founder of "The Wolf" brand, now VP/GM of CMT) Paul Williams John Cook