WXFL (96.1 FM, "KIX 96") is a country music-formatted radio station based in Florence, Alabama, United States and owned by Big River Broadcasting, a company established by legendary rock and roll music producer Sam Phillips.[3] WXFL serves Florence and the Tennessee Valley with an ERP of 20,500 watts.
Broadcast area | Tennessee Valley |
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Frequency | 96.1 MHz |
Branding | KIX 96 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Big River Broadcasting |
WQLT-FM, WSBM, WLVS-FM | |
History | |
First air date | February 1992 |
Call sign meaning | W X FLorence[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 4470 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 20,500 watts |
HAAT | 238 meters (781 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°54′17″N 87°24′02″W / 34.90472°N 87.40056°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kix96country |
This station has held the WXFL call sign since 1990.[4] Television station WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida held this call sign from 1983 to 1989.[5]
WXFL has a simulcast partner, WLVS-FM, in Clifton, Tennessee, which broadcasts on 106.5 FM. WXFL can also be heard globally through its online audio stream.
Programming
editWXFL is the home for the "Mountain Dew NASCAR Update," which covers NASCAR news and talk.
Special programming includes "6 O'Clock Street Party" with David Havens, "Rockin' Country Saturday night" with Havens, and "Sunday Night Country Classics."
Regular programming includes "Big Farley in the Morning," Sherry St. John, M. Fletcher Brown, and David Havens.
WXFL and its sister station, WQLT-FM, are also affiliates of Fox News Radio.
References
edit- ^ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXFL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Radio Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "TV Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
edit- WXFL official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 4770 (WXFL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WXFL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database