WBEV-FM

Last updated
WBEV-FM
Broadcast area Dodge County and surrounding area
Frequency 95.3 MHz
Branding95.3 WBEV
Programming
Format Oldies (full-service)
Affiliations Westwood One
NASCAR racing
Green Bay Packers football
Milwaukee Bucks basketball
Wisconsin Badgers football
Ownership
Owner Good Karma Brands
WBEV
History
First air date
1967 (as WBEV-FM)
Former call signs
WBEV-FM (1968-1976)
WXRO (1976-2022)
Technical information
Facility ID 4474
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
43°28′9.00″N88°49′32.00″W / 43.4691667°N 88.8255556°W / 43.4691667; -88.8255556
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website dailydodge.com

WBEV-FM (95.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a full-service oldies music format. Licensed to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Good Karma Brands. [1]

On July 12, 2019, the then-WXRO changed formats from country to hot adult contemporary, branded as "95X". [2]

Logo as 95X 95XLogo@2x.png
Logo as 95X

On August 1, 2022, WXRO flipped to full-service oldies as a simulcast of WBEV under the WBEV-FM call sign, with the AM station to flip to sports on August 15. [3]

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References

  1. "WBEV-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. WXRO Beaver Dam Shifts to Hot AC 95X Radioinsight - July 12, 2019
  3. "Good Karma Prepping Double Flip In Beaver Dam". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-07-27.