WIXY
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| Broadcast area | Champaign-Urbana |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 100.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WIXY 100.3 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: eXtra 96.9 (Active rock) HD3: EZ 99.7 (Soft AC) |
| Affiliations | Motor Racing Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLRW/W250BL, WREE, WYXY | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1992 |
| Technical information[1] | |
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) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wixy.com myez997.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]
WIXY-HD3
In May 2012, WIXY signed on an HD3 sub-channel, 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).[5] On April 22, 2021, WIXY-HD3/W259BG changed their format from to soft adult contemporary, branded as "EZ 99.7".[6]
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.[7]
See also
- WYXY — sister station 99.1 WIXY Classic
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIXY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WIXY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "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 WIXY ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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- W245DP at FCCdata.org
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- W259BG at FCCdata.org