WLXN
| City of license | Lexington, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Piedmont Triad |
| Branding | Majic 99.9 |
| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 99.9 W260BG (Lexington) |
| First air date | September 22, 1946[1] |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 15838 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (day) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (night) |
| Callsign meaning | W LeXingtoN |
| Former callsigns | WBUY (09-22-1946-01-01-1984)[2] |
| Affiliations | 24/7 FUN |
| Owner | Davidson County Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WWLV |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wlxn.com |
WLXN (1440 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Lexington, North Carolina, US, it serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Davidson County Broadcasting. Its programming is also simulcast on a translator, W260BG (99.9 FM).
The station broadcasts NASCAR events and University of North Carolina games.
History
Originally, this station was called WBUY. In 1984, when co-owned WLXN-FM became WKOQ, the AM became WLXN and played Southern gospel and later soft adult contemporary music. Then WLXN changed to news/talk.
In 2010, several months after co-owned Majic 94.1 dropped oldies, that station's web site announced oldies were returning, on WLXN.[3] The change took place on February 28, 2011.[4]
On November 19, 2014 WLXN rebranded as "Majic 99.9". The station has also switched from Kool Gold to Tom Kent's 24/7 FUN. Max McGann and Ralph Shaw continued hosting the morning show until August 2015. The AM tower moved to the northern part of Davidson County, and the FM translator received a signal increase. In January of 2016, Willie Edwards and Corie Odden took over the morning show and continue to air weekdays 6a-9a covering local news, weather and entertainment. [5][6]
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | ERP W |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W260BG | 99.9 | Lexington, North Carolina | 250 | D | FCC |
W260BG's license is currently held by Educational Media Foundation, which programs WLXN's sister station, WWLV.
Current Logo
References
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- Official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLXN
- Radio-Locator Information on WLXN
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLXN
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W260BG
- Radio-Locator information on W260BG
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- ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook, 1984, B-187.
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