KXXO Mixx 96.1 signed on the air at 7am January 16, 1990. It was locally owned by the same couple for its entire duration. It remained a stand-alone operation all 35+ years, broadcasting from the same downtown Olympia location, never changing its Adult Contemporary format. At the time of the sale, there were 8 employees who had been there from the start. I neglected to mention two key people in this final hour and I regret not including them: Business Manager Adam and Traffic Director/Evening Host Jeff. Both are amazing at their jobs and both had extra work dealing with the sale and wrapping things up in the final weeks (and, unlike the rest of us, still had work to do after the sign-off.)

Below is the audio from Mixx 96’s final hour of broadcasting: 11pm-midnight on October 26, 2025.

Here’s the full hour:

In case there’s a copyright challenge, here’s the final hour with the songs removed: