WXTN
| Frequency | 1000kHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Holmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC |
| WAGR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 23,1959[1] |
Call signmeaning | XTN= "Christian" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27486 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000wattsday |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°06′39″N90°02′21″W/ 33.11083°N 90.03917°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wxtnam1000.com |
WXTN(1000AM) is an Americanradio stationlicensedto serveBenton, Mississippi,United States. The station, established in 1959, is owned by Holmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC. Former owner Brad Cothran died in aone-car traffic collisionon May 30, 2009,[3][4]and the station's license was transferred to Holmes County Broadcasting effective June 29, 2012.
The station is anAM daytimer,limited to daylight-only broadcast operations to protect the nighttime signals ofKNWNinSeattle,WMVPinChicago,andXEOYinMexico City.[5]The station was assigned thecall sign"WXTN" by theFederal Communications Commission(FCC).[6]
WXTN broadcasts anurban contemporary gospelradio format.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"Facilities of Radio: Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada".Broadcasting Yearbook 1978.Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1978. p. C-121.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WXTN".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Radio station owner killed in car crash".WLBT.July 3, 2009.RetrievedJune 6,2011.
- ^"Brad Cothran".The Clarion Ledger.June 2, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon November 7, 2012.RetrievedJune 6,2011.
Brad has been in the radio business for over thirty-four years. He started as an employee of WXTN as a teenager. He later became station manager. In 1989, Brad and his family opened WAGR, a new FM station in Lexington. Since 2000, he has been owner and operator for both stations.
- ^"AM Station Classes: Clear, Regional, and Local Channels".Federal Communications Commission, Audio Division.RetrievedJune 10,2011.
- ^"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.RetrievedJune 6,2011.
- ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.RetrievedJune 6,2011.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 27486 (WXTN)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WXTNinNielsen Audio's AM station database
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