WKXZ

WKXZ
City Norwich, New York
Broadcast area Binghamton, Oneonta
Branding 94 KXZ
Slogan Best Hits, Best Variety
Frequency 93.9 MHz
First air date Jun 3, 1961
Format Hot Adult Contemporary
ERP 26,000 watts
HAAT 206.0 meters
Class B
Facility ID 13824
Transmitter coordinates 42°32′51.00″N 75°27′9.00″W / 42.5475000°N 75.4525000°W / 42.5475000; -75.4525000
Former callsigns WCHN-FM (1961-1983)
Owner Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Oneonta License, LLC)
Sister stations WCHN, WBKT
Website http://www.wkxzfm.com/

WKXZ (93.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top-40 Leaning hot adult contemporary (hot AC) format. Licensed to Norwich, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.[1]

History

The station went on the air as a class A FM station with the call letters WCHN-FM in 1961. It was initially transmitting from the WCHN-AM tower. In 1983, the station was upgraded to a class B FM station and changed its call sign to the current WKXZ.[2] It moved to a new transmitter site at the former ATT microwave tower on Tanner Hill, off of NY State Highway 23. Concurrent with the move, the station increased power from 3,000 watts ERP to 26,000 Watts ERP.

Translators

Broadcast translators of WKXZ
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license ERP
W
Height
m (ft)
Class FCC info
W232AT 94.3 Norwich, New York 7 67.1 m (220 ft) D FCC
W232AS 94.3 Oneonta, New York 8 15.5 m (51 ft) D FCC
W257BE 99.3 Hamilton, NY 12 47.8 m (157 ft) D FCC

References


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