WXNC
| Broadcast area | Charlotte metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1060kHz |
| Branding | La Z 99.1 y 97.3 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WGSP,WGSP-FM,WNOW,WOLS | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | WMAP (1947–1989) WKRE (1989–2004) WBTB (2004) WXNC (2004–Present) |
Call signmeaning | NorthCarolina |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 57451 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 4,000wattsday 2,400 watts critical hours |
| Translator(s) | 97.3 W247CV (Monroe) |
| Repeater(s) | 1030WNOW(Mint Hill) |
WXNC(1060AM) is acommercialradio stationinMonroe, North Carolina,serving theCharlotte metropolitan area.It broadcasts aRegional Mexicanradio format,branded as “La Z” It is owned by the Norsan Group. This station also simulcasts onWNOW 1030 AM
WXNC is adaytimerstation. By day, WXNC is powered at 4,000watts,using anon-directional antenna.[1]But becauseAM 1060is aclear channel frequencyreserved forClass AKYWPhiladelphiaandXECPAEMexico City,WXNC mustsign offat night to avoid interference. Duringcritical hours,it is powered at 2,400 watts. Programming is heard around the clock onFM translatorW247CVat 97.3MHz.
History
[edit]In July 1947, the station firstsigned onthe air as WMAP. It was a 1,000-watt station inMonroe, North Carolina.WMAP added an FM sister station at 102.3.[2]The FM station was later sold off, although today it is co-owned again and isWGSP-FM.
WXNC wentdarkin 1995. After a two-year absence, it came back as WKRE in March 1997.[3]The studios were later moved to Charlotte. The signal was increased to 5,000 watts.
As a Charlotte-based station, WXNC had atalk radioformat known as The Conversation Station. The announcement was made that WXNC would also be heard onWKMTat 1220 AM, also owned by Kevin and Kris Geddings.[4]
Later, the Norsan Group, which already owned 1310 WGSP, bought WXNC, which soon changed to aSpanish languageformat and began its simulcast of the "La Tremenda" network with WGSP.[5]At one timeWGSP-FM(formerly WRML) at 102.3 FM simulcast this station.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Radio-Locator.com/WXNC
- ^Gene Stowe, "Monroe's WMAP Radio Picks Up S.C. Station",The Charlotte Observer,June 24, 1989.
- ^Steve Lyttle, "New Radio Station Will Slip Into Old Spot on the Dial",The Charlotte Observer,March 21, 1997, p. 2U.
- ^Mark Washburn, "New Station Offers a Different Sort of Talk - AM Format Focuses on Lifestyle Programming",The Charlotte Observer,January 14, 2005.
- ^Mark Washburn, "WXNC to Return Old Format - Atlanta-Based Group's Purchase Would Solidify Spot in Latino Market",The Charlotte Observer,April 30, 2005.
- ^Franco Ordoñez, "City's Top Spanish-Language Radio Station Leaping to FM - WGSP-AM Will Begin Simulcasting Today on WRML 102.3",The Charlotte Observer,March 1, 2006.
External links
[edit]- WXNCin theFCCAM station database
- WXNCinNielsen Audio's AM station database
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