WXOS
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Facility ID | 56512 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 300.4 meters (986 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°28′56″N 90°23′53″W / 38.48222°N 90.39806°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 101espn.com |
WXOS (101.1
Programming
WXOS, an ESPN Radio affiliate, carries ESPN shows on nights and weekends. The station is the flagship station for the St. Louis Blues.[2] It also previously held the rights to Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball which it acquired from KFNS, until 2020 saw the Bills move to KMOX. Play-by-play announcer Bob Ramsey joined 101 ESPN as a member of the Fast Lane when the station launched. 101 ESPN also airs the College Football Playoff, the World Series, the NBA Finals, and other events from ESPN Radio.
Sportswriter and The Fast Lane Producer Michelle Smallmon had been filling the spot left by Chris Duncan on The Fast Lane. However, that spot was permanently filled by Brad Thompson in 2014.[3] Smallmon later became a co-host on "The Bernie Miklasz Show" in 2018 but left the show in 2019. As of May 2020, Randy Karraker and Smallmon co-host the station's morning drive program, "Karraker & Smallmon".
WXOS held the radio rights to the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League from 2009 to 2015 after which they relocated to Los Angeles. Rams games were previously aired on KLOU.
History
Early years
WXOS has adopted several
1991–1994: Various rock formats
In January 1991, the station flipped to
1994–2006: "The River"
On November 24, 1994, the station would return to AAA as "101 The River" and the WVRV call letters.
2006–2008: "Movin"
On September 8, 2006, at 11:00 a.m., WVRV changed its format to
The first on-air DJs were former
After an economic-related shakeup on March 3, 2008, Mysti and Raven Rush were let go. Schmidt moved to the afternoon drive slot and Steph Duran took a solo morning shift. The format was shifted to
2009-present: "ESPN 101"
On September 22, 2008, it was announced that WMVN would flip to an all-sports format on January 1, 2009, featuring a combination of local and ESPN Radio programming. The station would also change call letters to the current WXOS.[7] To prepare for the change, on October 10, WMVN began stunting with all-Christmas music, which lasted until the full format flip occurred.[8]
Bonneville International announced the sale of WXOS, as well as 16 other stations, to Twin Cities-based Hubbard Broadcasting on January 19, 2011.[9] The sale was completed on April 29, 2011.[10]
References
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Blues create new broadcast partnership with 101 ESPN". NHL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Brad Thompson, Kevin Wheeler Join 101ESPN/St. Louis Lineup".
- ^ "`The River' Runs Through Detroit And St. Louis" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 25, 1994. p. 3. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "CHR For St. Louis' Big Kids" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 3, 1998. p. 73. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "The River Runs Dry".
- ^ "FM station (101.1) moves into sports-talk radio field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 22, 2008.
- ^ "It's a very early Christmas in St. Louis – on "Movin'"". Radio-Info.com. October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ^ "$505M sale: Bonneville sells Chicago, D.C., St. Louis and Cincinnati to Hubbard". Radio-Info.com. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hubbard deal to purchase Bonneville stations closes". Radio Ink. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
External links
- Station website
- WXOS in the FCC FM station database
- WXOS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database