Channel X Radio

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Channel X Radio (WCXU/WCXX/WCXV)
Channel X Radio logo.png
Broadcast area Aroostook County, Maine
Frequency WCXU: 97.7 MHz
WCXX: 102.3 MHz
WCXV: 98.1 MHz
BrandingChannel X Radio
Programming
Format Adult contemporary/Oldies
Full-Service
Affiliations CBS Radio News
AP News
Ownership
Owner CanXus Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
WCXU: November 15, 1986
WCXX: January 30, 1988
WCXV: 2006
Call sign meaning
Channel X
Technical information
Facility ID WCXU: 65497
WCXX: 65498
WCXV: 76041
W276AY: 8555
Class WCXU: C3
WCXX: A
WCXV: A
W276AY: D
ERP WCXU: 20,000  W
WCXX: 1,200 W
WCXV: 6,000 W
W276AY: 50 W
HAAT WCXU: 97 meters
WCXX: 129 meters
WCXV: 1 meter
W276AY: -90 meters
Translator(s) 103.1 W276AY (Fort Kent, relays WCXX)
Links
Website channelxradio.com

Channel X Radio is a network of adult contemporary/oldies/full-service formatted American radio stations in Aroostook County, Maine. With studios in Caribou the stations are heard through various transmitters throughout Aroostook County.

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History

The CanXus Broadcasting Corporation was founded in Maine in May 1986. Shortly after that, CanXus submitted an application to put a 3,000watt transmitter on the Green Ridge Road, or on the Caribou/Fort Fairfield town line. On November 15, 1986 at 6:00 p.m., WCXU Caribou began operation on 97.7  MHz. The studios and offices were in a single-wide trailer while the transmitter was 400 feet away.

With a 3 kW signal and a small transmitter, people north of Caribou couldn't get the signal. Madawaska was the first place to get a satellite station. On January 30, 1988 WCXX 102.3 Madawaska began atop 11th Avenue Extension in a tiny studio, rebroadcasting WCXU. The signal reached all the way to Caribou.

Because of the valley-like nature, and the small power that WCXX transmits, the signal is degraded in most of Fort Kent. In late 1994, CanXus applied for W276AY on 103.1 MHz. This very small signal is located near the Northern Maine Medical Center and reaches only Fort Kent and surrounding towns. At the same time WCXU doubled its power to 6 kW, then later increased the output to 20 kW. Now the signal can go all the way to Houlton and Fort Kent in a 45 miles (70 km) radius. Since then, the transmitter building has doubled in size, the transmitter has become a little bigger (now Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) of 90 m) and in 1998, Channel X moved to its new studio-office with state-of-the-art computerized broadcasting equipment.

In late 2006 WCXV in Van Buren began to simulcast Channel X Radio. It broadcast at a lower power until December 27, 2007 when WCXV began broadcasting at the full 6 kW. Recently CanXus changed their construction permit to decrease its HAAT to 1 m.

Programing

Channel X Radio plays a mix of adult contemporary, oldies, and local music. It is home to one of the longest running oldies and retro music programs in the region. Furthermore, Channel X Radio covers local events and broadcasts live interviews from around the region. The station broadcasts local sports updates and news stories on a daily basis.

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