WXTA
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| Facility ID | 72892 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 10,000 watts |
| HAAT | 154 meters (505 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°57′59.1″N 80°6′39.2″W / 41.966417°N 80.110889°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.3 W242CU (Erie) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WXTA (97.9
History
Signing-on in October 1988 as WMYJ, the station operated with an
WMYJ was purchased by Bob Winters (WinCapp Broadcasting) over the summer of 1989. The format switch to country happened at noon on September 11, 1989, and the station took the call sign WXTA.
WXTA was sold to Jim Embrescia's Media One Group in 1996, Regent Communications (now known today as Townsquare Media) in 1999, Citadel Broadcasting in 2004, and Cumulus Media in 2011.
Former air personalities at WXTA include "Uncle Fred" Horton, Bobby Reed, Ron Kline, Mike McKay, Natalie Massing, John Cunningham, "Big John" Jacobs, Ed Beeler, Bobbi Weston, Brian Williams, Rick Shigo, Chris Atkins, Dale Thompson, Chet Price, Bill Shannon, Laura Luke, Jim Mirabello, Adam Reese, John Gallagher, Tom Lavery, Sammy James, Jay Foyst, Herb Palmer, Dan "Shoeless" Sheldon, Ellie McVay, Truckin' Tom, Cindy Wear, Becca Lynn and the syndicated "Big D & Bubba."
Former syndicated programming on WXTA includes "After Midnite with Blair Garner", "Country Gold Saturday Night" and "Neon Nights with Lia".
Morning Personality "Uncle Fred" Horton died on March 4, 2008.
Current on-air personalities include Mike Sheffield, Jim Griffey, Nicole Dohoda and Chuck Stevens. Stevens is also the station's Program Director.
On-air features include Sheffield in the Morning (Mike Sheffield), Country Cartunes at 5, Kickin' it with Kix (Kix Brooks), and Retro Country.
On February 3, 2014, WXTA, along with nine other Cumulus-owned country music stations, made the switch to going under the
On March 28, 2024, the station dropped the Nash FM branding, rebranding to Erie Country 97.9.[3]
FM translator
Since March 2025, WXTA has been rebroadcast over the following low-power FM translator:[4]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W242CU | 96.3 FM | Erie, Pennsylvania | 146827 | 173 | 24 m (79 ft) | D | 42°6′15″N 80°4′9″W / 42.10417°N 80.06917°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXTA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Cumulus-adds-11-more-nashfms
- ^ Drops Nash For Erie Country
- ^ Venta, Lance (March 14, 2025). "Twenty Cumulus & Townsquare Media Stations Cease Operations With More To Come". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 72892 (WXTA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WXTA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 146827 (W242CU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W242CU at FCCdata.org