WMXP-LP
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Malcolm X Grassroots Movement |
| History | |
First air date | June 10, 2007 |
Call sign meaning | Malcolm X ExPerience |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 132472 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 86 watts |
| HAAT | 32.3 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°48′30″N 82°22′11″W / 34.80833°N 82.36972°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www.wmxp955.org |
WMXP-LP is a
Station history
WMXP-LP signed on the air June 10, 2007. The station is owned by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. It was launched with the help of hundreds of local and national volunteers at the eleventh community radio barnraising of the
According to the FCC database, WMXP-LP went silent on May 20, 2011. No official reason is known.
The station returned to the air on May 18, 2012 from a new transmitter site via FCC Special Temporary Authority (STA) for lower antenna height while new 120 foot tower is being constructed. Signal strength is strong in most of the city due to unique audio processing and temporarily monophonic signal.[citation needed]
On July 16, 2023, WMXP-LP went silent again due to WLTE (originally on 95.9 MHz) moving to 95.5 FM, and it is unknown if WMXP-LP will come back on a new frequency.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Earth-FM Completes Greenville Upgrade - RadioInsight". 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
External links
- Official website
- WMXP in the FCC FM station database
- WMXP-LP at FCCdata.org
- WMXP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- 2007 Free Press article on WMXP-LP's launch
- IEEE Spectrum article on WMXP-LP
- WMXP New Transmitter CP
- WMXP STA For Lower Height Transmission
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