WXFL

Last updated
WXFL
Broadcast area Tennessee Valley
Frequency 96.1 MHz
BrandingKIX 96
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerBig River Broadcasting
WQLT-FM, WSBM, WLVS-FM
History
First air date
February 1992
Call sign meaning
W XFLorence [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 4470
Class C2
ERP 20,500 watts
HAAT 238 meters (781 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
34°54′17″N87°24′02″W / 34.90472°N 87.40056°W / 34.90472; -87.40056
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kix96country.com

WXFL (96.1 FM, "KIX 96") is a country music-formatted radio station based in Florence, Alabama, United States and owned by Big River Broadcasting, a company established by legendary rock and roll music producer Sam Phillips. [2] WXFL serves Florence and the Tennessee Valley with an ERP of 20,500 watts.

Contents

This station has held the WXFL call sign since 1990. [3] Television station WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida held this call sign from 1983 to 1989. [4]

WXFL has a simulcast partner, WLVS-FM, in Clifton, Tennessee, which broadcasts on 106.5 FM. WXFL can also be heard globally through its online audio stream.

Programming

WXFL is the home for the "Mountain Dew NASCAR Update," which covers NASCAR news and talk.

Special programming includes "6 O'Clock Street Party" with David Havens, "Rockin' Country Saturday night" with Havens, and "Sunday Night Country Classics."

Regular programming includes "Big Farley in the Morning," Sherry St. John, M. Fletcher Brown, and David Havens.

WXFL and its sister station, WQLT-FM, are also affiliates of Fox News Radio.

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References

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  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Radio Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. "TV Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.