WXTN

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WXTN
Frequency 1000 kHz
Programming
Format Urban contemporary gospel
Ownership
OwnerHolmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC
WAGR-FM
History
First air date
October 23, 1959 [1]
Call sign meaning
XTN = "Christian"
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 27486
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
33°06′39″N90°02′21″W / 33.11083°N 90.03917°W / 33.11083; -90.03917
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wxtnam1000.com

WXTN (1000 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Benton, Mississippi, United States. The station, established in 1959, is owned by Holmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC. Former owner Brad Cothran died in a one-car traffic collision on May 30, 2009, [3] [4] and the station's license was transferred to Holmes County Broadcasting effective June 29, 2012.

The station is an AM daytimer, limited to daylight-only broadcast operations to protect the nighttime signals of KNWN in Seattle, WMVP in Chicago, and XEOY in Mexico City. [5] The station was assigned the call sign "WXTN" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). [6]

WXTN broadcasts an urban contemporary gospel radio format. [7]

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References

  1. "Facilities of Radio: Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1978. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1978. p. C-121.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WXTN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Radio station owner killed in car crash". WLBT. July 3, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  4. "Brad Cothran". The Clarion Ledger . June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011. Brad has been in the radio business for over thirty-four years. He started as an employee of WXTN as a teenager. He later became station manager. In 1989, Brad and his family opened WAGR, a new FM station in Lexington. Since 2000, he has been owner and operator for both stations.
  5. "AM Station Classes: Clear, Regional, and Local Channels". Federal Communications Commission, Audio Division. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  6. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  7. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 6, 2011.