KXXO Mixx 96.1’s last day will be October 26, 2025. Thank you for 35 wonderful years!
Fall Fun! Harvests, Hauntings, Halloween!
Fall fun for everyone! Whether you like being scared to death or free treats and a bountiful harvest, KXXO has compiled a guide to your choice of fall fun. Our South Sound Fall Fun Guide features pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunted houses, and special fall-themed events. Check it out at https://www.kxxo.com/fall-fun-guide-2025/
Win TriBond! Golden Girls + 80’s Kids!
Win two tickets to see Golden Girls, The Laughs Continue November 12 at the Washington Center and tickets to 80’s Kids November 8 at the Tacoma Armory. Also hand-crafted, whole-bean Cutters Point Coffee. Play TriBond October 20 – October 24 at 7:40am with Ty and Lorri, your “Good Morning Mixx” on KXXO Mixx 96.1. The contest line is (360) 943-9696.
Win! Bryan Adams + Corn Maze!
Win tickets to see Bryan Adams with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo November 21 at Climate Pledge Arena and passes to Rutledge Family Farm’s Corn Maze. Play “Mystery Voice” with Dave, Anna, and Ruby on your Afternoon Mixx weekdays at 3:20pm October 13 -October 17 on KXXO Mixx 96.1. Contest number is 360-943-9696.
Festive Fun! Tacoma Holiday Festival!
The holiday season starts with the Tacoma Holiday Festival at the Tacoma Dome Thursday-Sunday October 23-26! Enjoy a festive array of food, gifts, entertainment, and holiday spirit. Whether you’re shopping for unique gifts, savoring delicious food, or seeking a fun family outing, the Tacoma Holiday Festival has something for everyone. KXXOs Mixx 96.1’s Anna Winter reports from the festival Thursday noon-3pm!
Free Family Fun! LoveOly Halloween!
Downtown Olympia goes all out for Halloween! The Olympia Downtown Alliance invites families, friends, and even furry companions to LoveOly Downtown for Halloween! This free community event promises fun for all ages with trick-or-treating, a pet costume contest, a scavenger hunt, and a photo booth. Highlights include the Scavenger Hunt October 20-31, and on Halloween Friday, October 31 there will be Trick-or-Treating at downtown shops from 3-6pm, a Pet Costume Contest at 5th Avenue and Washington Street (contest runs from 5:30-6:30pm – register online), and a Photo Booth & Kids’ Activities at the Washington Center with activities provided by Hands On Children’s Museum.
Your Community! Pust Program/Podcast!
Olympia grew up listening to Dick Pust chatting with candidates for local office and representatives from every community group one could imagine. On his Your Community program (on-air Saturdays at 7am) and podcast (on demand), Dick talks with, as he says, “people … making our lives better.” Sponsored in part by Americool Heating and Air Conditioning. If you would be interested in sponsoring “Your Community” or purchasing “Your Community” on-air and digital advertising, contact Brian Butler at 360-943-9937.
Win More! Join Loyal Listener Club!
KXXO Loyal Listener Club members get more chances to win – often an exclusive new contest in Wednesday’s email newsletter! Click here to join (it’s FREE). Loyal Listeners are the first to find out what we’re doing – and they’re also our advisory panel, letting us know what we can do to improve KXXO Mixx 96.1. Join now and help us build a better KXXO Mixx 96.1!
Welcome to KXXO Mixx 96.1 serving the South Puget Sound of Washington State, USA! We play a mix(x) of hits from the ’80s to now to keep you happy and humming at work, home, and on the road with local updates on weather, community events, news, and South Sound traffic. KXXO covers cities and towns from the Cascades to the Coast, including Olympia, Tacoma, Puyallup, Centralia, Chehalis, Aberdeen, Bremerton, Shelton, and everywhere in between. If it’s happening in this part of the world, you can hear about it here! Listen online at http://rdo.to/KXXO
Our Top 15! See our Songs!
Watch the videos for our Top 15 new songs! While we mix(x) songs from the ’80s to now, often hits you no longer hear on the radio, these are just the strongest of today’s hit songs. Need to know the name of a song? Email John at jsf@KXXO.com with date/time played, sung by male or female, and any distinctive lyrics.
Listen On Your Smart Speaker
Problems getting the right Mixx 96.1 on your Alexa? Say “Alexa, Enable KXXO Skill” or click on audio below.
After you’ve done that one time, you should be able to say “Alexa, play KXXO” and be able to hear us successfully. NOTE: You will only get the correct Mixx 96.1 if you say “Play KXXO.”
Traffic Woe Foes
Follow traffic in the South Sound with KXXO Mixx 96.1 Freeway Hero traffic updates on air at 96.1 FM and the cameras and info at https://www.kxxo.com/traffic.
Listen Live On Your Smartphone!
Listen on your phone! You can get our Apple mobile streaming app at the App Store or our Android app through the Play Store. Search for KXXO!
