WIXK

WIXK (1590 AM, "Hmong Radio 1590") is a radio station broadcasting a community radio format towards the Hmong community of the Twin Cities. It is licensed to New Richmond, Wisconsin, and serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The station is owned by Mai Yia Vang, through licensee Hmong Radio Broadcast, LLC.[1]

For the radio station licensed to Coon Rapids, Minnesota that held the call sign WIXK-FM at 107.1 FM from 1968 to 2002, see KTMY.
WIXK
CityNew Richmond, Wisconsin
Broadcast areaMinneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency1590 kHz
BrandingHmong Radio WIXK 1590
SloganThe Voice of Hmong
Programming
FormatHmong language programming
Ownership
OwnerMai Yia Vang
(Hmong Radio Broadcast, LLC)
History
First air date
September 29, 1960
Call sign meaning
Variation of KIX branding used by country radio stations, transposed
Technical information
Facility ID60643
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
95 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
45°5′10.00″N 92°34′19.00″W
Translator(s)
  • 103.3 W277CW (New Richmond)
  • 106.7 K294AM (West St. Paul, relays KQGO-HD3)
Repeater(s)96.3 KQGO-HD3 (Edina)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWIXK Facebook Page

WIXK's transmitter is located near New Richmond.

WIXK used to be owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. On August 10, 2012, Hubbard announced that it would sell WIXK to Zoe Communications.[2] The purchase was consummated on December 12, 2012 at a purchase price of $10,000.

WIXK was sold by Zoe Communications to Hmong Radio Broadcast, LLC for $125,000 on terms.[3] The sale was consummated on November 19, 2014. In the fall of 2017, the station added an FM translator on 103.3 FM which allows the station to reach a wider audience in the far eastern metro of the Twin Cities. This includes the cities of North St. Paul, White Bear Lake, Stillwater and Woodbury. In contrast, the station's AM signal covers most of the metro adequately during the day but due to a drop in power, has a very limited coverage area at night. The transmitter for the translator is located southwest of New Richmond, despite the city of license indicating Medford.

As of September 9, 2020, WIXK is being simulcast on KQGO-HD3. This change comes after Hmong Radio Broadcast, LLC's acquisition of previous KFAI translator K294AM. K294AM will relay KQGO-HD3.

References
  1. "WIXK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  2. "Hubbard sells WIXK-AM St. Croix River Valley to Zoe Comm". Radio-Info.com. August 10, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  3. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/132345/wixk-new-richmond-in-sold


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