WXCM

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WXCM
WXCM-FM radio logo.jpg
City Whitesville, Kentucky
Broadcast area Owensboro, Kentucky
Frequency 97.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding97X
Slogan 97.1 FM Rocks
Programming
Format FM/HD1: Active rock
HD2: Adult hits (WTCJ simulcast)
HD3: Classic hip-hop "100.5 The Vibe"
HD4: News/Talk "K-News 101.3"
Ownership
Owner Cromwell Radio Group
(Hancock Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations WBIO, WKCM, WLME, WTCJ, WCJZ, WVJS
History
First air date1990
Former call signsWLME (1993-1997)
WKCM (1997) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 73214
Class A
ERP 4,000 watts
HAAT 123 meters (404 feet)
Transmitter coordinates 37°41′50″N86°59′28″W / 37.69722°N 86.99111°W / 37.69722; -86.99111
Translator(s) 100.5 W263BG (Owensboro, relays HD3)
101.3 W267BM (Hawesville, relays HD4)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD3)
Listen Live (HD4)
Website www.owensbororadio.com/97x/
100.5 The Vibe Online (HD3)

WXCM (97.1 FM, "97X") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Whitesville, Kentucky. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., doing business as the Cromwell Radio Group.

WXCM broadcasts an Active Rock music format to the greater Owensboro, Kentucky, area. [2] On January 4, 2010, the station began broadcasting the syndicated morning show "The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show" distributed by Compass Media Networks, but that show has since been discontinued due to low ratings.

The station was assigned the "WXCM" call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 9, 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron . Retrieved June 8, 2012.