WMXB

WMXB (1280 AM, "Mix 107.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Eutaw, Alabama, United States. 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]

WMXB
CityTuscaloosa, Alabama
Frequency1280 kHz
BrandingMix 107.3
SloganTuscaloosa's Best R&B
Programming
FormatUrban adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerJim 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
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68420
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
33°13′07″N 87°34′05″W
Translator(s)107.3 W297BJ (Tuscaloosa)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS

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 7,000 watts during the day and lower its night power to 25 watts.[3] 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

  1. "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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