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==eXtra program format==
==eXtra program format==
The station has an [[HD radio]] subcarrier,<ref>{{cite web|title=Find a Station: Champaign, IL|url=http://www.ibiquity.com/stationlist_hdradio.php?state=IL&sortBy=StnMarket&theCity=374|accessdate=2010-01-14|publisher=[[iBiquity]]|location=[[Columbia, Maryland]]}}</ref> and also has an analog [[Broadcast relay station|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|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 station has an [[HD radio]] subcarrier,<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> and also has an analog [[Broadcast relay station|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|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>


==History==
==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 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 | access-date = 2009-01-13 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 12:57, 21 January 2021

This article is about the radio station in Champaign, Illinois. For the Cleveland, Ohio radio station during the late 1960s, see WCCR (AM).
WIXY
Broadcast areaChampaign-Urbana
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWIXY 100.3 FM
Programming
FormatCountry music
SubchannelsHD1: WIXY analog
HD2: Active rock "eXtra 96.9"
HD3: Top 40/CHR "Hits 99.7"
AffiliationsMotor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC)
WLRW/W250BL, WREE, WYXY
History
First air date
June 1, 1992 (1992-06-01)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58539
ClassB1
ERP13,000 watts
HAAT138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°7′35.1″N 88°17′25.2″W / 40.126417°N 88.290333°W / 40.126417; -88.290333
Translator(s)
  • HD2: 96.9 W245DP (Champaign)
  • HD3: 99.7 W259BG (Champaign)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewixy.com
extra921.com (HD2)
hits997.com (HD3)

WIXY (100.3 MHz 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.[2]

eXtra program format

The station has an HD radio subcarrier,[3] 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"[4]

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 station was assigned the WIXY callsign by the FCC on December 13, 1991. WIXY began broadcasting on June 1, 1992.[5]

See also

  • WYXY — sister station 99.1 WIXY Classic

References

  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. ^ "Find a Station: Champaign, IL". Columbia, Maryland: iBiquity. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  4. ^ Dodson, Don (2010-01-05). "99.1 FM goes country; Extra moves down to 92.1". The News-Gazette. Champaign, Illinois.
  5. ^ "WIXY(FM)". FCCInfo. Manassas, Virginia: Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
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