WXXK
WXXK (100.5 FM; "Kixx 100.5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, the station serves the Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area. The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio, LLC and features programming from Westwood One and the Premiere Radio Networks.[2]
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| City | Lebanon, New Hampshire |
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| Broadcast area | Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction area |
| Frequency | 100.5 MHz |
| Branding | Kixx 100.5 and 101.7 |
| Slogan | The Valley's BIG Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | Westwood One, Premiere Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Great Eastern Radio, LLC |
| WFYX, WGXL, WHDQ, WTSL, WTSV, WWOD | |
| History | |
First air date | December 18, 1990 (as WNTK-FM)[1] |
Former call signs | WNTK-FM (1990–1992) WNBX (1992–1994) WUVR (1994–1996) WNBX (1996–1997) WVRR (1997–1997) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54790 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 22,000 watts |
| HAAT | 99 meters (325 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°39′18″N 72°17′42″W |
| Translator(s) | W269DI (101.7 MHz, Claremont) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kixx.com |
WXXK's programming is simulcast in Claremont, New Hampshire, on translator station W269DI at 101.7 MHz.[3]
History
The station went on the air as WNTK-FM on December 18, 1990.[1] On November 30, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WNBX, on December 19, 1994 to WUVR, on March 11, 1996 back to WNBX, on February 15, 1997 to WVRR, and on March 31, 1997 to the current WXXK.[4]
Until March 16, 2015, WXXK was simulcast in the Keene area on WKKN 101.9 FM.[5] It had also been simulcast in southern Vermont on WTHK at 100.7 MHz in Wilmington.[6]
References
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-281. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- "WXXK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Radio-Locator.com/W269DI
- "WXXK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Country WXXK Hires Jim Bosh, Simulcasts on Former Rock Station WKKN". All Access. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- "WTHK Flips From Classic Rock To 'KIXX' Country Simulcast". All Access. January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
External links
- WXXK in the FCC's FM station database
- WXXK on Radio-Locator
- WXXK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database