WMXB (1280 AM, "Mix 107.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Eutaw, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Jim Lawson Communications, Inc., and the broadcast license is held by Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc. WMXB airs an urban adult contemporary music format.[3]
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| Frequency | 1280 kHz |
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| Branding | Mix 107.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WWPG | |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Former call signs | WNPT (1951–1993) WWPG (1993–2010)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68420 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°13′07″N 87°34′05″W / 33.21861°N 87.56806°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.3 W297BJ (Tuscaloosa) |
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Public license information | |
The station was assigned the WMXB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 11, 2010.[1]
On December 15, 2005, the station was granted a construction permit to relocate to Eutaw, Alabama, and increase its broadcast power to 7,000 watts during the day and lower its night power to 25 watts.[4] This permit expired on December 15, 2008.
On June 1, 2010, WMXB changed the format from gospel to urban adult contemporary, branded as "Mix 96.9".
In January 2015, WMXB rebranded as "Mix 107.3", switching to FM translator W297BJ 107.3 FM Tuscaloosa.
References
edit- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMXB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ "AM History Profile: WWPG". Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
External links
edit- Mix 107.3 Twitter
- Facility details for Facility ID 68420 (WMXB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMXB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140382 (W297BJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W297BJ at FCCdata.org
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