WMXB

For the radio station in Richmond, Virginia formerly known as WMXB, see WURV.
WMXB
City Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Branding Mix 107.3
Frequency 1280 kHz
Translator(s) 107.3 W297BJ (Tuscaloosa)
First air date 1951 (as WNPT)
Format Urban AC
Power 5,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 68420
Transmitter coordinates 33°13′07″N 87°34′05″W / 33.21861°N 87.56806°W / 33.21861; -87.56806
Former callsigns WNPT (1951-1993)
WWPG (1993-2010)[1]
Owner Jim Lawson Communications, Inc.
(Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc.)
Sister stations WWPG

WMXB (1280 AM, "Mix 107.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Eutaw, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Jim Lawson Communications, Inc., and the broadcast license is held by Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc. WMXB airs an urban adult contemporary music format.[2]

The station was assigned the WMXB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 11, 2010.[1]

On December 15, 2005, the station was granted a construction permit to relocate to Eutaw, Alabama, and increase its broadcast power to 7000 watts during the day and lower its night power to 25 watts.[3] The new transmitter will be located at 32°55'19"N, 87°49'08"W. This permit expired on December 15, 2008.

On June 1, 2010 WMXB changed their 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

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. "AM History Profile: WWPG". Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
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