WTXY (1540 AM) is a daytime-only radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format, with local news, sports and community information. Licensed to Whiteville, North Carolina, United States, the station, along with translator W280FO (103.9 FM), is owned by Jeffrey Allen Jones and Glasgow Hicks III, through licensee Audiotraxx Media Partners LLC.

WTXY
Broadcast areaWhiteville, North Carolina
Frequency1540 kHz
BrandingKool 103.9
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsNorth Carolina News Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Jeffrey Allen Jones and Glasgow Hicks III
  • (Audiotraxx Media Partners LLC)
History
First air date
1976 (as WOOZ)
Former call signs
WOOZ (1976–1979)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID62232
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
34°19′23.00″N 78°42′47.00″W / 34.3230556°N 78.7130556°W / 34.3230556; -78.7130556
Translator(s)103.9 W280FO (Whiteville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekool1039radio.com

History

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WTXY's first license was granted to original owner Greg Singletary (Waccamaw Broadcasting Co.) on November 17, 1978 with the call letters WOOZ. The station changed its call letters on December 31, 1979 to WTXY. The radio station was sold to Tom Stanley (Stanley Broadcasting, Inc.) in 1980, who served the community until he sold it to Jeff Millikin (Millikin Broadcasting) on March 14, 2007. [2] The station was immediately put up for sale and purchased by Rob Kendall and Jason Dozier (WTXY Radio, LLC) on August 6, 2008. The station was granted the license to begin simulcasting on the 250-watt 103.9FM W280FO on July 16, 2018. Audiotraxx Media Partners purchased the station from WTXY Radio, LLC on August 1, 2019.

The station carries Whiteville High School Football and Baseball coverage in Columbus County.

On August 1, 2019, WTXY changed their format from soft adult contemporary to classic hits, branded as "Kool 103.9".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTXY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Deals", Broadcasting & Cable, June 4, 2007.
  3. ^ WTXY Sale Leads to Format Change Radioinsight - August 21, 2019
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