WXCC

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WXCC
WXCC the Mullet Station Logo.png
Broadcast areaSouthern West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Eastern Kentucky
Frequency 96.5 MHz
Branding90's Country and More - 96.5 The Mullet
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
West_Virginia_MetroNews
Ownership
Owner
  • Lynn Parrish
  • (Mountain Top Media LLC)
WBTH, WDHR, WEKB, WLSI, WPKE, WPKE-FM, WPRT, WZLK
History
First air date
October 27, 1978 [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 26393
Class C1
ERP 75,000 watts
HAAT 339 meters (1113 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
37°30′48″N82°15′20″W / 37.51333°N 82.25556°W / 37.51333; -82.25556
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.wxccfm.com

WXCC (96.5 FM, "The Mullet") is a radio station licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia. The station is owned by licensee Mountain Top Media LLC, Cindy May Johnson Managing Member. It airs a 90's Country format. [2] WXCC is an affiliate of West Virginia MetroNews.

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History

The first song played on WXCC, broadcasting in the heart of West Virginia's coal country, was Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons". [1] The station was assigned the WXCC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. [3]

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Former logo

On April 1, 2024, WXCC flipped to a 90's country format by playing "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus for 9 hours beginning at 6am. The format officially began with "Put Some Drive In Your Country" by Travis Tritt at 2:56pm on April 1, 2024.

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". WXCC-FM website. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.