WPWX

WPWX

City	Hammond, Indiana
Broadcast area	Chicago market
Branding	Power 92
Slogan	#1 in the Streets
Frequency	92.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	2001 (WPWX) 1949 (WJIZ)
Format	Urban Contemporary
ERP	50,000 watts horiz 50,000 watts vert
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Class	B
Facility ID	17304
Transmitter coordinates	41°37′50.00″N 87°31′40.00″W / 41.6305556°N 87.5277778°W / 41.6305556; -87.5277778Coordinates: 41°37′50.00″N 87°31′40.00″W / 41.6305556°N 87.5277778°W / 41.6305556; -87.5277778
Callsign meaning	Po Wer X
Former callsigns	WVJM (2001) WYCA (1959-2001)^[1] WJOB-FM (1955-1959) WJIZ (1949-1955)
Owner	Crawford Broadcasting (Dontron Inc.)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Power 92 Chicago

WPWX is an Urban Contemporary radio station that serves the Chicago area. WPWX is owned by Crawford Broadcasting, and broadcasts at 92.3 megahertz. WPWX's urban format debuted in the spring of 2001 in an attempt to go head to head with the longtime urban radio leader in Chicago, WGCI-FM (Crawford Broadcasting previously had a Christian talk format on the 92.3 frequency for over 40 years under the call letters WYCA). The WYCA call letters were in use from 1959-2001. WPWX currently is the Chicago home to The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, and at one time carried both the Doug Banks Morning Show and The Tom Joyner Morning Show (both of whom worked at WGCI from the late 80's until the mid-90's). WPWX radio personalities include Shagg, DJ Pharris, Ozman, Young Si, Maha, DJ Nehpets, Jade, Paris Taylor, Mic Jonez, G Skee, Hot Rod, & Rickey Rampage. The station also features mixers DJ Am Pm, DJ K-Ceasar, DJ Big Pat & DJ Allstyle.

WPWX is not to be confused with WPWR-TV, the local MyNetworkTV affiliate that was known as "Power 50" for a few months in 2006.

WPWX broadcasts from a tower located in Burnham, Illinois, on the Illinois/Indiana state line, about 20 miles southeast of downtown Chicago. Its studios are in Hammond, Indiana.

The station began broadcasting on September 14, 1949, using the call letters WJIZ-FM. The call letters WJOB-FM were used from 1955-1959, then WYCA from 1959-2001.

HD Programming

All Crawford Broadcasting Company radio stations broadcast in digital HD Radio, and all Crawford FM's also broadcast both HD1 & HD2 (digital) audio. Urban Gospel sister station WYCA, known as Rejoice 102.3, is simulcast on WPWX HD2. WPWX broadcasts two channels in the HD Radio format:

HD1 is a digital simulcast of the traditional audio broadcast of WPWX.
HD2 is known as Rejoice 102.3.

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References

↑ "Call Sign History (WPWX)". Retrieved 2010-04-15.
↑ http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=3 HD Radio Guide for Chicago

External links

Power 92

Query the FCC's FM station database for WPWX

Radio-Locator information on WPWX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPWX

Radio stations in the Chicago market

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NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.425 162.500 162.550

Digital radio	780 1300 1390 1690 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.5-1 89.5-2 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.1-3 90.7-1 90.7-1 90.9-1 90.9-2 90.9-3 91.5-1 91.5-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.1-3 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 95.5-1 95.5-2 95.9-1 95.9-2 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 97.9-3 98.7-1 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.3-1 102.7-1 102.7-2 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 105.5-1 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.3-1 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2

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Crawford Broadcasting

AM Radio Stations	KBRT KCBC KLDC KLTT KLVZ KLZ KSTL KKPZ WDCD WDCX WEXL WRDT WXJC WYDE

FM Radio Stations	WDAC WDCD-FM WDCX-FM WDJC-FM WLGZ-FM WMUZ WPWX WSRB WXJC-FM WYCA WYDE-FM WYRB

Urban Contemporary Radio Stations in the state of Indiana

Stations	WEOA - Evansville WGZB - Lanesville WPWX - Hammond WTLC-FM - Greenwood WTFX - Clarksville WUBU - South Bend WZRL - Plainfield/Indianapolis

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana

Urban Contemporary Radio Stations in the state of Illinois

Stations	WBCP - Urbana WDZ - Decatur WFUN-FM - Bethalto WGCI - Chicago WGVV-LP - Rock Island WKKC - Chicago WPWX - Hammond, IN WSRB - Lansing WVAZ - Oak Park WYRB - Genoa

Defunct	WSSD - Chicago

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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