WMXY
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| WAKZ, WBBG, WKBN, WNCD, WNIO | |
| History | |
First air date | August 26, 1947 (as WKBN-FM)[1] |
Former call signs | WKBN-FM (1947–1999) |
Call sign meaning | "Mix Youngstown" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73514 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 5,900 watts |
| HAAT | 418 meters (1,371 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
| Website | mix989.iheart.com |
WMXY (98.9
syndicated music and call-in show in the evening, and carries the Ellen K Weekend Show Saturdays and Casey Kasem's classic American Top 40
on Sundays.
WMXY has an
Boardman, Ohio.[3] WMXY broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries an alternative rock
format branded as "Indie Radio."
History
WKBN-FM
The station first
signed on the air on August 26, 1947. It began as WKBN-FM, a sister station to WKBN (AM 570), and six years later, would be joined by WKBN-TV. The two radio stations are co-owned to this day, although the TV station was spun off to a different owner in 1997. In the station's earliest years, WKBN-FM and WKBN would mostly simulcast. The two stations were affiliated with the CBS Radio Network
, carrying CBS's schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports and other network programming.
Eventually, as network programming moved from radio to television, WKBN-AM-FM switched to a middle of the road format of popular music, news, sports and talk in the 1950s. By the mid-1960s, the Federal Communications Commission began requiring FM stations to carry different programming from their AM stations for most of the day.
WKBN-FM became a
FM stereo equipment. The format proved quite successful, playing in many Youngstown area stores and offices. Like many easy listening
stations nationwide, it was at its peak of profitability from the late 1960s through the mid-1980s.
WMXY
By the mid-1980s, the audience for easy listening was aging while advertisers usually seek young to middle aged customers. WKBN-FM switched from its easy listening format to
soft adult contemporary
by 1989. Most of the dayparts remained automated, however, and the "Stereo 99" moniker remained.
By the end of the 20th century, the station needed to further brighten up its image and sound more youthful. WKBN-FM changed its
Delilah
at night. On Saturdays and Sundays, the station would switch over to the "Time Warp Weekend", where all music heard was from the 1980s and early 1990s.
References
- ^ "WKBN-FM Goes on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 15, 1947. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMXY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WMXY
External links
- WMXY in the FCC FM station database
- WMXY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database