WXIC

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39°7′50.00″N83°0′46.00″W / 39.1305556°N 83.0127778°W / 39.1305556; -83.0127778

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WXIC
Broadcast areaSouth-Central Ohio
Frequency 660 kHz
BrandingThe Game
Programming
Format Sports talk
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Alan Stockmeister
  • (Jackson County Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date
July 11, 1954 (as 1380 WPKO)
Former call signs
WPKO (1954-?)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 14652
Class D
Power 1,000 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates
39°7′50.00″N83°0′46.00″W / 39.1305556°N 83.0127778°W / 39.1305556; -83.0127778
Translator(s) 95.9 W240DZ (Waverly)
Links
Public license information

WXIC (660 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Waverly, Ohio, calling itself "The Game". It airs a sports talk radio format and is owned by Jackson County Broadcasting, Inc (and formerly owned by Crystal Communications Corp.) News updates are supplied by ABC News Radio . [2] [3]

By day, WXIC is powered at 1,000 watts using a non-directional antenna. But because 660 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WFAN New York City, WXIC is a daytimer and must sign off at night to avoid interference. WXIC's signal covers South-Central Ohio and parts of Kentucky and West Virginia.

History

In 1954, the station first signed on as WPKO at 1380 kHz. It originally was a country music station with some Southern Gospel music on Sundays. In 1971, it added an FM sister station at 100.9, playing automated beautiful music. Today that is co-owned WXIZ, a country music station. In recent years, the station has added an FM translator, also broadcasting on 95.9 FM. On September 17, 2024, the station dropped the Gospel format, transitioning to sports talk, rebranding themselves as "The Game".

The WPKO call sign is now being used at an FM station in Bellefontaine, Ohio.

In September 2024, WXIC changed their format from gospel to sports, branded as "The Game". [4]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WXIC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WXIC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WXIC Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. Multiple Format Changes in SE Ohio Radioinsight - September 18, 2024