WMXP-LP

WMXP-LP
City Greenville
Broadcast area Upstate South Carolina
Frequency 95.5 FM
First air date June 10, 2007
Format Urban Adult Contemporary, Urban Contemporary
ERP 86 watts
HAAT 32.3 meters
Class L1
Facility ID 132472
Transmitter coordinates 34°48′30″N 82°22′11″W / 34.80833°N 82.36972°W / 34.80833; -82.36972
Callsign meaning Malcolm X ExPerience
Owner Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Website www.wmxp955.com

WMXP-LP is a low-powered FM community radio station located in (and licensed to) Greenville, South Carolina. The station broadcasts on 95.5 FM with an ERP of 100 watts.

Station history

WMXP-LP signed on the air June 10, 2007. The station is owned by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. It was launched with the help of hundreds of local and national volunteers at the eleventh community radio barnraising of the Prometheus Radio Project. It is a non-commercial station, dedicated to African-American culture programming, claiming that it "will give a voice to the voiceless, and a home to knowledge, community enrichment and social justice advocacy."[1]

According to the FCC database, WMXP-LP went silent on May 20, 2011. No official reason is known.

Station returned to the air on May 18, 2012 from a new transmitter site via FCC Special Temporary Authority (STA) for lower antenna height while new 120 foot tower is being constructed. Signal strength is strong in most of the city due to unique audio processing and temporarily monophonic signal.

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