WXYG

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WXYG
Frequency 540 kHz C-QUAM AM Stereo
BrandingAlbum Rock 540, The Goat
Programming
Format Album-oriented rock (AOR)
Ownership
Owner
WBHR, WHMH-FM, WMIN, WVAL
History
First air date
 2011
Former call signs
  • WXYG (September 2007-August 2008)
  • WMIN (August-December 2008)
  • WPPI (August 2008-2009) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 161448
Class B
Power 850 watts day
250 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 45°36′18″N94°8′21″W / 45.60500°N 94.13917°W / 45.60500; -94.13917
Translator(s)
  • 94.3 K232GA (Sauk Rapids)
  • 107.3 W297BO (Sauk Rapids)
Repeater(s) 101.7-2  WHMH-HD2 (Sauk Rapids)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website thegoatwxyg.com

WXYG (540 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting group and the broadcast license is held by the Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust. WXYG broadcasts an album-oriented rock (AOR) format. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WXYG simulcasts over the second HD Radio digital subchannel of sister station WHMH-FM, and streams online via the TuneIn app.

Contents

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on July 26, 2007. [3] The new station was assigned the call sign WXYG by the FCC on September 10, 2007. [1] The call sign was changed to WMIN on August 12, 2008; to WPPI on December 2, 2008; and back to WXYG on December 14, 2009. [1] This construction permit was scheduled to expire on July 25, 2010. [3]

As of November 8, 2010, WXYG, which had been occasionally testing with a mix of rock and country music since June, began playing Christmas music. The station resumed testing after the holiday season. On May 23, 2011, the FCC granted the station program test authority to begin broadcasting before receiving its broadcast license.

On June 24, 2011, WXYG ended testing and signed on the air with album-oriented rock, branded as "Album Rock 540, The Goat". The station's broadcast license was issued by the FCC on January 27, 2012. The station plays a large library of deep classic rock album cuts. [4]

The station shares towers with three of its sister AM stations. There are seven total towers. [5]

In March 2016 WXYG was granted an FCC construction permit to increase the day power to 850 watts. [6] Work on the upgraded signal was complete by mid-June 2016. The station now broadcasts with 850 watts during the day. The station celebrated its fifth birthday in late June 2016 by playing its entire library from A-Z. Station program manager Al Neff noted it would take nine to ten days to get through the entire catalog. [7]

Logo before prioritizing the 94.3 translator over the 107.3 translator WXYG 540 AM Logo 2019.jpg
Logo before prioritizing the 94.3 translator over the 107.3 translator

Signal

WXYG broadcasts with a power of 850 watts during the daytime hours utilizing a tower array of 4 towers and a power of 250 watts during the nighttime hours utilizing a tower array of 3 towers. [8] The station's daytime signal provides at least grade B (fringe) coverage to the Twin Cities, as well as locations such as North Branch, Hutchinson, Alexandria, and as far east as New Richmond, [9] Grantsburg, [10] Hudson, [11] Spring Valley, [12] River Falls, [13] St. Croix Falls, [14] Ellsworth, [15] and Rice Lake [16] in Wisconsin [17] and its nighttime signal is aimed due south and extends as far south as Hutchinson and Glencoe, and as far west as Albany, but only as far east as Zimmerman. [18] WXYG's skywave signal has been received as far southeast as Barrington, Illinois (near Chicago) [19] and as far west as Sheridan, Wyoming. [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WXYG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BNP-20040130BCE)". FCC Media Bureau. July 26, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BMML-20100726AMX )". FCC Media Bureau. January 27, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Site of the Week 12/19/2014: St. Cloud MN (Big Trip 2013 Part 9)". Scott Fybush. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  6. ↑ "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  7. ↑ Stephanie Dickrell (June 24, 2016). "Sauk Rapids station to play entire music library". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ Radio Stations in New Richmond, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator
  10. ↑ Radio Stations in Grantsburg, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator
  11. ↑ Radio Stations in Hudson, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator
  12. ↑ Radio Stations in Spring Valley, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator
  13. ↑ Radio Stations in River Falls, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator
  14. ↑ Radio Stations in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator
  15. ↑ Radio Stations in Ellsworth, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator
  16. ↑ Radio Stations in Rice Lake, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator
  17. ↑ "WXYG-AM Radio Station Daytime Coverage Map". Radio Locator. August 16, 2024.
  18. ↑ "WXYG-AM Radio Station Nighttime Coverage Map". Radio Locator. August 16, 2024.
  19. ↑ "WXYG vs. KWMT vs. CBK vs. XEWA". IRCA. Archived from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  20. ↑ "Sheridan, Wyoming AM DX Log". UB Studios. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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