WLIX-LP

This article is about the Ridge, New York radio station at 94.7 FM. For the former Christian radio station in Islip, New York that held the call sign WLIX at 540 AM until 1995, see WLIE. For the Hampton Bays, New York radio station formerly branded "WLIX Radio" at 107.1 FM, see WLIR-FM.
WLIX-LP
City Ridge, New York
Slogan Long Island's Easy Favorites
Frequency 94.7 MHz
Translator(s) 93.3 W227CL, Coram, 96.9 W245BA, Manorville
First air date August, 2005
Format Soft Adult Contemporary
ERP 21 watts
HAAT 64.1 meters (210 ft)
Class L1
Facility ID 131740
Transmitter coordinates 40°53′50.00″N 72°54′56.00″W / 40.8972222°N 72.9155556°W / 40.8972222; -72.9155556
Callsign meaning W L I RadioX (former branding)
Owner Pine Barrens Broadcasting
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.wlix.fm

WLIX-LP (94.7 FM) is a low-power FM radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format.[1] Licensed to Ridge, New York, the station is currently owned by Pine Barrens Broadcasting.[2]

History

The radio station began in 2005 as RadioX, a modern/alternative rock radio station. The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on February 27, 2004.[3] The station was assigned the WLIX-LP call sign on March 10, 2004,[4] and received its license to cover on September 30, 2005.[5] The radio station had approximately 60,000 listeners at its peak, but suffered financial difficulties. A programming agreement was established with a local ministry in April 2007. This converted WLIX-LP to a Christian Radio format.

This arrangement continued until Labor Day weekend of 2012. On August 31, 94.7 WLIX switched programming to adult standards utilizing "The Penthouse" format from Big Sticks Broadcasting and served as the flagship station for this format.

On November 1, 2012, the adult standards programming ceased, and WLIX switched to a classic soft adult contemporary format.

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  2. ↑ "WLIX-LP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 27, 2004. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 30, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2009.


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