WLXN
City | Lexington, North Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Piedmont Triad |
Branding | Majic 99.9 |
Frequency | 1440 kHz |
Translator(s) | 99.9 W260BG (Lexington) |
First air date | September 22, 1946[1] |
Format | Classic Hits |
Power |
5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 15838 |
Transmitter coordinates |
35°50′2″N 80°14′1″W / 35.83389°N 80.23361°W (day) 35°49′56″N 80°17′14″W / 35.83222°N 80.28722°W (night) |
Callsign meaning | W LeXingtoN |
Former callsigns | WBUY (09-22-1946-01-01-1984)[2] |
Affiliations | 24/7 FUN |
Owner | Davidson County Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
Sister stations | WWLV |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wlxn.com |
WLXN (1440 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Lexington, North Carolina, US, it serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Davidson County Broadcasting. Its programming is also simulcast on a translator, W260BG (99.9 FM).
The station broadcasts NASCAR events and University of North Carolina games.
History
Originally, this station was called WBUY. In 1984, when co-owned WLXN-FM became WKOQ, the AM became WLXN and played Southern gospel and later soft adult contemporary music. Then WLXN changed to news/talk.
In 2010, several months after co-owned Majic 94.1 dropped oldies, that station's web site announced oldies were returning, on WLXN.[3] The change took place on February 28, 2011.[4]
On November 19, 2014 WLXN rebranded as "Majic 99.9". The station has also switched from Kool Gold to Tom Kent's 24/7 FUN. Max McGann and Ralph Shaw continued hosting the morning show until August 2015. The AM tower moved to the northern part of Davidson County, and the FM translator received a signal increase. In January 2016, Willie Edwards and Corie Odden took over the morning show and continue to air weekdays 6a-9a covering local news, weather and entertainment. [5][6]
Translators
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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W260BG | 99.9 | Lexington, North Carolina | 250 | D | FCC |
W260BG's license is currently held by Educational Media Foundation, which programs WLXN's sister station, WWLV.
Current Logo
References
- ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook, 1984, B-187.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "Homepage - WTHZ". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "New Oldies Station On Air". WXII12.com. February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ WLXN Resurrects Majic Branding
- ↑ "Radio station changes marketing name to MAJIC". The Dispatch. November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLXN
- Radio-Locator Information on WLXN
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLXN
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W260BG
- Radio-Locator information on W260BG