WLXO

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WLXO
Broadcast area Lexington-Fayette
Frequency 105.5 MHz
Branding105.5 Hank FM
Programming
Format Classic country
Affiliations Motor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Charles Cohn
  • (Clarity Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date
May 28, 1968 (1968-05-28)
Former call signs
WMST-FM (1968–2000)
WMKJ (2000–2010)
WWRW (2010–2021)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 46744
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 38°4′9″N84°18′44″W / 38.06917°N 84.31222°W / 38.06917; -84.31222
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.hankthelegend.com

WLXO (105.5 FM, "105.5 Hank FM") is a radio station with a classic country format. Licensed to Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Lexington-Fayette metro area. The station is currently owned by Clarity Communications, Inc. [2]

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History

The station was assigned the call letters WMST-FM and signed on May 28, 1968, as an adjunct to WMST (1150 AM). [3] [4] On October 19, 2000, the station changed its call sign to WMKJ with an oldies format known as "Magic 105.5", playing music of the 1960s and 70s. [5]

On May 7, 2010, 105.5 rebranded as "Rewind 105.5" with 1970s and 1980s classic hits. This was not a major musical change for the station, but resulted in the station dropping most of the music of the 1960s, although some remains. The call letters were changed to WWRW, [6] which used to be the call letters of a radio station licensed to Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin from 1968 to 1994 (now WGLX).

On March 9, 2020, iHeart sold WWRW to Clarity Communications for $340,000. [7] The sale was consummated on September 3, 2020.

On October 1, 2020, Clarity Communications dropped the classic hits format from WWRW and began broadcasting Christmas music as “Christmas 105.5“. WWRW had been redirecting listeners to WGKS, which had changed to broadcase classic hits on September 22. On December 25 at Noon, WWRW flipped to classic country, assuming the format of WLXO, as "105.5 Hank FM", the two stations simulcasting until WLXO introduces its own format at a later date. [8] [9] The WLXO call sign moved to 105.5 on June 14, 2021.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLXO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WLXO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WMST-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1970. p. B-85. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ FCC History Cards for WMST
  5. ↑ "WLXO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ↑ "Making Moves: Monday, May 10, 2010". Radio-Info.com. May 10, 2010. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ Clarity Communications Acquired Rewind 105.5 Lexington
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (October 1, 2020). "Christmas 105.5 Launches In Lexington". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (December 25, 2020). "Hank-FM Moves In Lexington". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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