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WMXB
Frequency1280kHz
BrandingMix 107.3
Programming
FormatUrban adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Jim Lawson Communications, Inc.
  • (Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc.)
WWPG
History
First air date
1951(1951)
Former call signs
WNPT (1951–1993)
WWPG (1993–2010)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68420
ClassB
Power5,000watts(day)
500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
33°13′07″N87°34′05″W/ 33.21861°N 87.56806°W/33.21861; -87.56806
Translator(s)107.3W297BJ (Tuscaloosa)
Links
Public license information

WMXB(1280AM,"Mix 107.3" ) is aradio stationlicensedto serveEutaw, Alabama,United States. The station is owned by Jim Lawson Communications, Inc., and thebroadcast licenseis held by Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc. WMXB airs anurban adult contemporarymusic format.[3]

The station was assigned the WMXB call letters by theFederal Communications Commissionon May 11,2010.[1]

On December 15, 2005, the station was granted aconstruction permitto relocate toEutaw, Alabama,and increase its broadcast power to 7,000 watts during the day and lower its night power to 25 watts.[4]This permit expired on December 15, 2008.

On June 1, 2010, WMXB changed the format from gospel to urban adult contemporary, branded as "Mix 96.9".

In January 2015, WMXB rebranded as "Mix 107.3", switching to FM translator W297BJ 107.3 FM Tuscaloosa.

References

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  1. ^ab"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WMXB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Archived fromthe originalon March 1, 2010.
  4. ^"AM History Profile: WWPG".Alabama Broadcast Media Page.Retrieved2008-10-13.
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