WXCC

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WXCC
WXCC the Mullet Station Logo.png
Broadcast areaSouthern West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Eastern Kentucky
Frequency 96.5 MHz
Branding90's Country and More - 96.5 The Mullet
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
Owner
  • Lynn Parrish
  • (Mountain Top Media LLC)
WBTH, WDHR, WEKB, WLSI, WPKE, WPKE-FM, WPRT, WZLK
History
First air date
October 27, 1978 [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 26393
Class C1
ERP 75,000 watts
HAAT 339 meters (1113 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
37°30′48″N82°15′20″W / 37.51333°N 82.25556°W / 37.51333; -82.25556
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.wxccfm.com

WXCC (96.5 FM, "The Mullet") is a radio station licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia. The station is owned by licensee Mountain Top Media LLC, Cindy May Johnson Managing Member. It airs a 90's Country format. [3] WXCC is an affiliate of West Virginia MetroNews.

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History

The first song played on WXCC, broadcasting in the heart of West Virginia's coal country, was Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons". [1] The station was assigned the WXCC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. [4]

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Former logo

On April 1, 2024, WXCC flipped to a 90's country format by playing "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus for 9 hours beginning at 6am. The format officially began with "Put Some Drive In Your Country" by Travis Tritt at 2:56pm on April 1, 2024.

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". WXCC-FM website. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WXCC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.