WXWX 1 (96.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to the town of Marietta, Mississippi and owned by Mike Brandt, through licensee Southern Broadcasting LLC.[3] It features a Top 40 (CHR) format known as Wild 96.3. The previous programming was a simulcast arrangement with country-formatted WADI, but the two stations have different owners and have coverage areas which overlap.
| Broadcast area | Booneville, Mississippi Fulton, Mississippi Tupelo, Mississippi |
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| Frequency | 96.3 MHz |
| Branding | Wild 96.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
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| History | |
First air date | 2008[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 171032 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,900 watts |
| HAAT | 125 meters (410 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°24′33″N 88°32′24″W / 34.40917°N 88.54000°W |
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Public license information | |
History
editWXWX began broadcasting in 2008, and aired a sports format, as an affiliate of ESPN Radio.[1][4] In summer 2016, the station dropped its sports format.[4] It later adopted an alternative rock format, simulcasting "I96" WIVG in Tunica, Mississippi.[5]
As of November 25, 2022, the station flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Wild 96.3".[6]
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References
edit- ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, Broadcasting & Cable, 2010. p. D-317. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXWX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WXWX - FM Station Profile - FCC Public Inspection Files". Publicfiles.fcc.gov. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Massive Tupalo Shakeup Takes Place", Radio Insight. August 14, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Eagle Radio Group to LMA Tupelo Pair", Radio Insight. August 14, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Multiple Format Changes In Northeastern Mississippi - RadioInsight". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 171032 (WXWX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WXWX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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