WXXS explained

WXXS
City:Lancaster, New Hampshire
Area:Northeast Kingdom of Vermont; Coos County and Grafton County, New Hampshire
Branding:Kiss 102.3
Frequency:102.3 MHz
Translator:See
Airdate:1997 (as WNHT)
Format:Hot AC/Full-service
Erp:1,500 watts
Haat:294 meters
Class:C3
Facility Id:77920
Coordinates:44.3942°N -71.6556°W
Callsign Meaning:play on WXKS "Kiss 108" and WXXX "95 Triple X"
Owner:Radio New England Broadcasting, LLC
Sister Stations:WKDR, WLTN, WLTN-FM, WMOU, WOTX, WOXX
Affiliations:CBS Radio[1]
Licensing Authority:FCC

WXXS is a hot AC/full-service formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lancaster, New Hampshire, serving northern New Hampshire and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.

History

WXXS has been owned and operated by Barry P. Lunderville since May 1998. WXXS was the first station he purchased. In early 2008, Lunderville founded Radio New England Broadcasting, LLC.[2] In August 1997, a construction permit to build a Class A radio station in Lancaster, New Hampshire was obtained. First signing on in late 1997 as WNHT with an Adult Contemporary/Country Radio Station format at 700 watts, the station soon boosted their power to 1,500 watts. On January 30, 1998 the calls were switched to WXXS.[3] WXXS would later obtain Class C3 status from their previous Class A. Around the time of their power upgrade, WXXS switched from their Adult Contemporary/Country hybrid format for its current hot AC/full-service format. From August 2009 to Summer 2010 WKDR in Berlin simulcasted WXXS. In the Summer of 2010 WKDR became a simulcast of WOTX and currently, WXXS is simulcast on WMOU in Berlin except WXXS does not carry local sports of WMOU and WMOU simulcasts WLTN-FM's morning show.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WXXS is relayed by several translators.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://radionewengland.net/ Radio New England Broadcast Group profile page
  2. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1219126
  3. http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=77920&Callsign=WXXS