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WIXY
Champaign, Illinois;
Broadcast area	Champaign-Urbana
Frequency	100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WIXY 100.3 FM
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: eXtra 96.9 (Mainstream rock); HD3: EZ 99.7 (Soft AC)
Affiliations	Motor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications; (Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC);
Sister stations	WLRW, WREE, WYXY
History
First air date	June 1, 1992; 32 years ago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58539
Class	B1
ERP	13,000 watts
HAAT	138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°7′35.1″N 88°17′25.2″W / 40.126417°N 88.290333°W
Translator(s)	HD2: 96.9 W245DP (Champaign); HD3: 99.7 W259BG (Champaign);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live; Listen live (HD2); Listen live (HD3)
Website	wixy.com; HD2: extra969.com; HD3: myez997.com

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WIXY (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. Licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Champaign-Urbana area. The station is owned by Saga Communications under licensee Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC, and operates as part of its Illini Radio Group.^[2] The radio studios and offices are on West Bradley Avenue in Champaign.

WIXY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13,000 watts. The transmitter is on County Road 1700 East at County Road 900 North in Philo, Illinois.^[3]

HD Radio

WIXY broadcasts using HD radio technology.^[4] It also had an FM translator, W221CK, on 92.1 MHz in Champaign. During late 2009, these ran a new "WIXY Classic" country format. In early January 2010, that format swapped with WXTT "eXtra 99.1" in Savoy; 99.1 changed its call sign to WYXY and picked up WIXY Classic, and the 92.1 WIXY-HD2 subcarrier and 92.1 translator changed branding to "WXTT eXtra 92.1"^[5] The translator for WXTT later switched to 96.9 W245DP. The active rock format is now known as "eXtra 96.9".

In May 2012, WIXY signed on an HD3 digital subchannel, and began airing a Top 40/CHR format branded as "Hits 99.7" (in reference to translator W259BG (99.7 FM), which dropped its simulcast of WIXY-HD2).^[6] On April 22, 2021, WIXY-HD3/W259BG changed to a soft adult contemporary format, branded as "EZ 99.7".^[7]

History

The call letters WIXY have been used off and on in other U.S. cities, most notably in Cleveland, Ohio; that station later became WCCR. The current FM station was assigned the WIXY call sign by the FCC on December 13, 1991. WIXY began broadcasting on June 1, 1992.^[8]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WIXY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WIXY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WIXY-FM
^ "Find a Station: Champaign, IL". Columbia, Maryland: iBiquity. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
^ Dodson, Don (2010-01-05). "99.1 FM goes country; Extra moves down to 92.1". The News-Gazette. Champaign, Illinois.
^ Hits 99.7 Champaign-Urbana Debuts
^ Saga Gets EZ In Champaign Radioinsight - April 26, 2021
^ "WIXY(FM)". FCCInfo. Manassas, Virginia: Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-13.

External links

Saga Communications Stations
WIXY.com — official 100.3 analog/HD1 site
EZ 99.7 FM — official 100.3 HD3 and 99.7 W259BG website
Facility details for Facility ID 58539 (WIXY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WIXY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 149358 (W245DP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W245DP at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 152539 (W259BG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W259BG at FCCdata.org

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WIXY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WIXY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] Radio-Locator.com/WIXY-FM

[4] "Find a Station: Champaign, IL". Columbia, Maryland: iBiquity. Retrieved 2010-01-14.

[5] Dodson, Don (2010-01-05). "99.1 FM goes country; Extra moves down to 92.1". The News-Gazette. Champaign, Illinois.

[6] Hits 99.7 Champaign-Urbana Debuts

[7] Saga Gets EZ In Champaign Radioinsight - April 26, 2021

[8] "WIXY(FM)". FCCInfo. Manassas, Virginia: Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-13.

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 {{short description|Radio station in Champaign, Illinois}}
 {{About|the radio station in Champaign, Illinois|the Cleveland, Ohio radio station during the late 1960s|WCCR (AM)}}
 {{Infobox radio station
-| name                 = WIXY
+| name                = WIXY
-| image                = File:WIXY 100.3FM logo.png
+| logo                = File:WIXY 100.3FM logo.png
-| city                 = [[Champaign, Illinois]]
+| city                = [[Champaign, Illinois]]
-| area                 = [[Champaign-Urbana]]
+| area                = [[Champaign-Urbana]]
-| branding             = ''WIXY 100.3 FM''
+| branding            = WIXY 100.3 FM
+| frequency           = {{frequency|100.3|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
-| slogan               = Today's Country Favorites
+| translator          = {{ubl|class=nowrap|{{Radio Relay|96.9|W245DP|Champaign|HD2}}|{{Radio Relay|99.7|W259BG|Champaign|HD3}}}}
-| frequency            = 100.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
+| airdate             = {{start date and age|1992|6|1}}
-| translator           = 92.1 '''W221CK''' (Champaign, relays HD2)<br>99.7 '''W259BG''' (Champaign, relays HD3)
-| repeater             =
+| format              = [[Country music|Country]]
-| airdate              = June 1, [[1992 in radio|1992]]
+| subchannels         = HD2: eXtra 96.9 ([[Mainstream rock]])<br>HD3: EZ 99.7 ([[Soft adult contemporary|Soft AC]])
+| erp                 = 13,000 [[watt]]s
-| format               = [[Country music]]<br>HD2: [[Active rock]] "Extra 92.1"<br>HD3: [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] "Hits 99.7"
-| erp                  = 13,000 [[watt]]s
+| haat                = {{convert|138|m|ft|sp=us}}
-| haat                 = {{convert|138|m|ft|sp=us}}
+| class               = B1
-| class                = B1
+| facility_id         = 58539
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
-| facility_id          = 58539
-| coordinates          = {{coord|40|7|35.1|N|88|17|25.2|W|region:US-IL_type:landmark_source:NAD83|display=inline,title}}
+| coordinates         = {{coord|40|7|35.1|N|88|17|25.2|W|region:US-IL_type:landmark_source:NAD83}}
-| callsign_meaning     =
+| callsign_meaning    =
-| former_callsigns     =
+| former_callsigns    =
-| affiliations         = [[Motor Racing Network]]
+| affiliations        = [[Motor Racing Network]]
-| owner                = Saga Communications
+| owner               = Saga Communications
-| licensee             = Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC
+| licensee            = Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC
-| sister_stations      = [[WLRW]]/[[W250BL]], [[WREE]], [[WYXY]]
+| sister_stations     = [[WLRW]], [[WREE]], [[WYXY]]
-| webcast              = [http://player.listenlive.co/58301 Listen Live]
+| webcast             = {{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/7866}}<br>{{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/11206}} (HD2)<br>{{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/11831}} (HD3)
-| website              = [http://www.wixy.com wixy.com]<br>[http://www.extra921.com extra921.com] (HD2)<br>[http://www.hits997.com hits997.com] (HD3)
+| website             = [https://wixy.com wixy.com]<br>HD2: [https://extra969.com extra969.com]<br>HD3: [https://myez997.com myez997.com]
 }}
-'''WIXY''' (100.3 [[MHz]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[country music]] format.  Licensed to [[Champaign, Illinois]], United States, the station serves the [[Champaign-Urbana]] area.  The station is currently owned by Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC and features programming from [[CNN Radio]] and [[Motor Racing Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WIXY |title=WIXY Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
+'''WIXY''' (100.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[country music]] [[radio format]].  [[City of license|Licensed]] to [[Champaign, Illinois]], United States, the station serves the [[Champaign-Urbana]] area.  The station is owned by Saga Communications under licensee Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC, and operates as part of its Illini Radio Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WIXY |title=WIXY Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>  The [[radio studio]]s and offices are on West Bradley Avenue in Champaign.
+WIXY has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 13,000 [[watt]]s.  The [[transmitter]] is on County Road 1700 East at County Road 900 North in [[Philo, Illinois]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WIXY-FM?loc=40.11298%2C-88.26123&locn=Champaign%2C%20Illinois Radio-Locator.com/WIXY-FM]</ref>
+==HD Radio==
+WIXY broadcasts using [[HD radio]] technology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Find a Station: Champaign, IL|url=http://www.ibiquity.com/stationlist_hdradio.php?state=IL&sortBy=StnMarket&theCity=374|access-date=2010-01-14|publisher=[[iBiquity]]|location=[[Columbia, Maryland]]}}</ref>  It also had an [[FM translator]], W221CK, on 92.1 MHz in Champaign.  During late 2009, these ran a new "WIXY Classic" country format.  In early January 2010, that format swapped with WXTT "eXtra 99.1" in Savoy; 99.1 changed its [[call sign]] to [[WYXY]] and picked up WIXY Classic, and the 92.1 WIXY-HD2 subcarrier and 92.1 translator changed branding to "WXTT eXtra 92.1"<ref>{{cite news|last=Dodson|first=Don|date=2010-01-05|title=99.1 FM goes country; Extra moves down to 92.1|work=[[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana)|The News-Gazette]]|location=[[Champaign, Illinois]]|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2010/01/05/991_fm_goes_country_extra_moves_down_to_921}}</ref>  The translator for WXTT later switched to 96.9 W245DP.  The active rock format is now known as "eXtra 96.9".
+In May 2012, WIXY signed on an HD3 [[digital subchannel]], and began airing a [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] format branded as "Hits 99.7" (in reference to translator W259BG (99.7 FM), which dropped its simulcast of WIXY-HD2).<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/57232/hits-99-7-champaign-urbana-debuts/ Hits 99.7 Champaign-Urbana Debuts]</ref> On April 22, 2021, WIXY-HD3/W259BG changed to a [[soft adult contemporary]] format, branded as "EZ 99.7".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/207482/saga-gets-ez-in-champaign/ Saga Gets EZ In Champaign] Radioinsight - April 26, 2021</ref>
-==eXtra program format==
-The station has an [[HD radio]] subcarrier,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ibiquity.com/stationlist_hdradio.php?state=IL&sortBy=StnMarket&theCity=374 | title = Find a Station: Champaign, IL | accessdate = 2010-01-14 | publisher = [[iBiquity]] | location = [[Columbia, Maryland]] }}</ref> and also has an analog [[broadcast translator]], '''W221CK''', on 92.1 at Champaign.  During late 2009, these ran a new "WIXY Classic" country format.  In early January 2010, that format swapped with WXTT "eXtra 99.1" in Savoy; 99.1 changed its [[call sign]] to [[WYXY]] and picked up WIXY Classic, and the 92.1 WIXY-HD2 subcarrier and 92.1 translator changed branding to "'''WXTT eXtra 92.1'''"<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2010/01/05/991_fm_goes_country_extra_moves_down_to_921 | title = 99.1 FM goes country; Extra moves down to 92.1 | first = Don | last = Dodson | date = 2010-01-05 | work = [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana)|The News-Gazette]] | location = [[Champaign, Illinois]] }}</ref>
 ==History==
-The call letters WIXY have been used off and on in other U.S. cities, most notably in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]; that station later became [[WCCR (AM)|WCCR]].  The current station was assigned the WIXY callsign by the FCC on December 13, 1991.  WIXY began broadcasting on June 1, 1992.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1284505 | title = WIXY(FM) | date = 2009-01-13 | work = FCCInfo | publisher = Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. | location = Manassas, Virginia | accessdate = 2009-01-13 }}</ref>
+The call letters WIXY have been used off and on in other U.S. cities, most notably in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]; that station later became [[WCCR (AM)|WCCR]].  The current FM station was assigned the WIXY [[call sign]] by the FCC on December 13, 1991.  WIXY began broadcasting on June 1, 1992.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1284505 | title = WIXY(FM) | date = 2009-01-13 | work = FCCInfo | publisher = Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. | location = Manassas, Virginia | access-date = 2009-01-13 }}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 *[https://sagacom.com/stations/ Saga Communications Stations]
 *[http://www.wixy.com/ WIXY.com] &mdash; official 100.3 analog/HD1 site
-*[http://www.extra921.com/ eXtra 92.1 FM] &mdash; official 100.3 HD2 and 92.1 W221CK website
+*[https://myez997.com/ EZ 99.7 FM] &mdash; official 100.3 HD3 and 99.7 W259BG website
+*{{FM station data|58539|WIXY}}
-*[http://www.hits997.com/ Hits 99.7 FM] &mdash; official 100.3 HD3 and 99.7 W259BG website
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|149358|W245DP}}
-*{{FM station data|WIXY}}
-*{{FMQ|W221CK}}
+*{{FXL|W245DP}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|152539|W259BG}}
-*{{FMXL|W221CK}}
-*{{FMQ|W259BG}}
+*{{FXL|W259BG}}
-*{{FMXL|W259BG}}
 {{Champaign Radio}}
 {{Country Radio Stations in Illinois}}
+{{Saga Communications}}
 [[Category:Radio stations in Illinois|IXY]]
+[[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
 [[Category:Champaign, Illinois]]
+[[Category:Radio stations established in 1992]]

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Illinois
By AM frequency	750 910 920 980 1060 1230 1240 1330 1350 1360 1440 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1570
By FM frequency	92.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.7 98.3 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7 107.9
By callsign	KSGM – Chester WAAG – Galesburg WAKO - Lawrenceville WALS – Oglesby WAUR - Somonauk WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBWN – Le Roy WCAZ – Macomb WCCI – Savanna WCCQ – Crest Hill WCOY – Quincy WCRC – Effingham WDDD-FM – Johnston City WDUK – Havana WDWS-FM - Arcola WDZQ – Decatur WEBQ – Harrisburg WFMB-FM – Springfield WFPS – Freeport WFRL – Freeport WFYR – Elmwood WGEL – Greenville WGKC – Mahomet WGLC-FM – Mendota WHCO – Sparta WHET – West Frankfort WHPO – Hoopeston WIBH – Anna WIBK - Watseka WIBL – Fairbury WIBV – Mount Vernon WIXY – Champaign WJBC-FM – Pontiac WJDK-FM – Seneca WJRE – Galva WJVO – South Jacksonville WKJT – Teutopolis WLCN – Atlanta WLFZ – Springfield WLIQ – Quincy WLLR-FM – Davenport, Iowa WLUV – Loves Park WLWF – Marseilles WMCI – Mattoon WMCL – McLeansboro WMIX-FM – Mount Vernon WMKR – Pana WMOK – Metropolis WNLF - Macomb WOKZ – Fairfield WOOZ-FM – Harrisburg WRAM – Monmouth WRCV – Dixon WRIK – Brookport WRMJ – Aledo WRMS-FM – Beardstown WRUL – Carmi WRTB – Winnebago WRVY-FM – Henry WSEI – Olney WSIQ - Salem WSMI – Litchfield WSMI-FM – Litchfield WSVZ – Tower Hill WUSN – Chicago WXCL – Pekin WXLC - Waukegan WXNU – Saint Anne WXXQ – Freeport WYOT – Rochelle WYUR – Gilman WYXY – Savoy WZUS – Macon WZZT - Morrison
Defunct	WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois