WWXL (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Manchester, Kentucky, broadcasting with a full-time signal of 1,000 watts.
| Broadcast area | Clay, Laurel, Knox, Bell, Leslie, Owsley, Whitley, S.E Rockcastle, Perry, & Jackson counties. |
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| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | Sports Talk 1450 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| History | |
First air date | November 1956 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72441 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
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Public license information | |
The station broadcasts from studios at 103 Third Street in downtown Manchester.
History
editEstablished in 1956, WWXL is Clay County's oldest radio station. The station was originally a daytime-only service assigned to 1580 kHz. It was transferred to 1450 kHz, 24-hour operation and 250 watts in 1958; power increased to the present 1,000 watts in 1959.
History of call letters
editThe call letters WWXL previously were assigned to an AM station in Peoria, Illinois. It began broadcasting May 24, 1948, on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWXL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WWXL on Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 24, 1948. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 72441 (WWXL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWXL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
37°09′04″N 83°45′45″W / 37.15111°N 83.76250°W
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