WXWX explained

WXWX
City:Marietta, Mississippi
Area:Booneville, Mississippi
Fulton, Mississippi
Tupelo, Mississippi
Branding:Wild 96.3
Airdate:2008
Frequency:96.3 MHz
Format:Top 40 (CHR)
Erp:3,900 watts
Class:A
Facility Id:171032
Coordinates:34.4092°N -88.54°W
Owner:Mike Brandt
Licensee:Southern Broadcasting LLC
Licensing Authority:FCC

WXWX 1 (96.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to the town of Marietta, Mississippi and owned by Mike Brandt, through licensee Southern Broadcasting LLC.[1] It features a Top 40 (CHR) format known as Wild 96.3. The previous programming was a simulcast arrangement with country-formatted WADI, but the two stations have different owners and have coverage areas which overlap.

History

WXWX began broadcasting in 2008, and aired a sports format, as an affiliate of ESPN Radio.[2] [3] In summer 2016, the station dropped its sports format.[3] It later adopted an alternative rock format, simulcasting "I96" WIVG in Tunica, Mississippi.[4]

As of November 25, 2022, the station flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Wild 96.3".[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WXWX - FM Station Profile - FCC Public Inspection Files. Publicfiles.fcc.gov. 28 February 2019.
  2. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, Broadcasting & Cable, 2010. p. D-317. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. "Massive Tupalo Shakeup Takes Place", Radio Insight. August 14, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. "Eagle Radio Group to LMA Tupelo Pair", Radio Insight. August 14, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2022-11-25 . Multiple Format Changes In Northeastern Mississippi - RadioInsight . 2022-11-25 . en-US.