(Tuesday was proclaimed KXO Radio Appreciation Day in El Centro)....The El Centro City Council adopted the Proclamation at their meeting Tuesday evening.

The Proclamation was presented by El Centro Mayor Sylvia Marroquin and approved by the rest of the council members. The proclamation recognizes KXO President Gene Brister and Vice President Carroll Buckley for broadcasting an array of community services such as national news on the hour, local news at the half hour, weather, border wait times, CUHS District Football games,, Let's Talk About It-Wellness Radio and KXO is the Imperial Valley's Emergency Broadcast Station. The station first went on the air in 1927 as KGEN, before being renamed KXO. The proclamation recognizes KXO's commitment to the entire Imperial Valley.