WXCX

WXCX FM
City	Siren, Wisconsin
Branding	Northwoods Country
Frequency	105.7 MHz
First air date	2000
Format	Classic Country
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	85876
Former callsigns	WBEP (1998-1999, CP)
Owner	Zoe Communications

WXCX (105.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Siren, Wisconsin. WXCX transmits with 6 kW at 100 meters (class A) from a tower in central Burnett County. The station is an affiliate of the KFAN Radio Network

It is owned by Zoe Communications, and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. in Pine City, Minnesota.

History

105.7 was originally assigned the call letters WBEP, which were never used on the air. Casey Communications began test broadcasts of WXCX on December 28, 1999, simulcasting sister station WWLC Balsam Lake, Wisconsin (now WLMX-FM). At the time, Pine City Broadcasting, owner of WCMP and WCMP-FM in Pine City, Minnesota, operated WWLC and WXCX through a local marketing agreement. WWLC and WXCX shared studios on Main Street in Milltown.

WXCX began its own format of 1960's and 70's oldies music on February 7, 2000, using programming from ABC's Oldies Radio format. In addition to local news updates and high school sports broadcasts, the station carried newscasts from the Wisconsin Radio Network and Green Bay Packers football beginning in fall 2000.

In September 2000, the agreement with Pine City Broadcasting was severed, and Casey Communications took over day-to-day operations of WWLC and WXCX, changing WWLC's callsign to WLMX-FM. WXCX later added agricultural news from the Brownfield Network.

Quarnstrom Media purchased WLMX-FM and WXCX in late 2002 and began operating the stations through a local marketing agreement on October 1, 2002. The new owners switched WXCX to Jones Radio Networks' Oldies format in early 2003, and then to JRN's Classic Hits format in early 2004. WXCX dropped programming from WRN and Brownfield, but continued to carry Packers football.

In early 2006, WLMX-FM and WXCX moved their studios to their present location in Luck.

Later in 2006, Quarnstrom Media agreed to sell WLMX-FM and WXCX, along with seven other stations in Wisconsin and Minnesota, to Red Rock Radio for $7.5 million. The FCC approved the sale in July 2006. Red Rock Radio later agreed to purchase WCMP AM-FM in Pine City, restoring the link between WCMP and WXCX.

On November 2, 2011 WXCX changed their format from classic hits to adult hits, branded as "Sam 105.7".

On August 15, 2016 WXCX changed their format from adult hits to sports, branded as "105.7 The Fan".

On October 10, 2016 WXCX changed their format to classic country, branded as "Northwoods Country".

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WXCX

Radio-Locator information on WXCX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WXCX

Radio stations in the Rice Lake–Spooner, Wisconsin Area (North West Wisconsin)

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Country radio stations in the state of Wisconsin

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

Coordinates: 45°49′44″N 92°28′41″W / 45.829°N 92.478°W / 45.829; -92.478

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