WKXI-FM explained

WKXI-FM
City:Magee, Mississippi
Country:US
Area:Jackson, Mississippi
Branding:Kixie 107.5
Frequency:107.5 MHz
Format:Urban adult contemporary
Erp:98,000 watts
Haat:290 meters
Class:C1
Facility Id:50407
Callsign Meaning:We're KiXIe!
Former Callsigns:WSJC-FM (1970–1988)
WMJW (1988–1991)
Owner:Alpha Media
Licensee:Alpha Media Licensee LLC
Affiliations:Premiere Networks
Sister Stations:WJMI, WJNT, WOAD, WJQS, WRKS
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:wkxi.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WKXI-FM (107.5 MHz, "Kixie 107") is an urban adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Magee, Mississippi and serving Jackson. The station is owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Along with five other sister stations, its studios are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower is south of Pelahatchie.

History

The Southeast Mississippi Broadcasting Company, which owned WSJC (810 AM) in Magee, received a construction permit on December 15, 1966, for an FM station to serve the same town. By 1968, construction was underway, including on an auxiliary studio for both stations in Mendenhall.[1] The station did not sign on until April 12, 1970; it aired a variety of musical formats and simulcast the AM during the early morning hours.[2]

In 1987, CSB Communications acquired the WSJC stations for $2.2 million.[3] The FM station increased its presence in Jackson by flipping to adult contemporary as WMJW "Majic 107". The format lasted until 1991, when CSB leased the station to Opus Media, which changed the FM to a simulcast of its WKXI and its "soft soul" format; all 16 WMJW employees were laid off.[4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Radio Station WSJC-FM plans to be on air soon. 1. December 12, 1968. April 22, 2021. The Simpson County News.
  2. News: Magee WSJC FM to go on air Sun.. April 22, 2021. April 9, 1970. The Magee Courier. 1.
  3. News: Changing Hands. April 22, 2021. July 6, 1987. Broadcasting. 83.
  4. News: Forget trying to tune in Majic 107...it no longer exists. April 22, 2021. April 2, 1991. Clarion-Ledger. Jeff. Edwards. 1D.