WIXY

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This article is about the radio station in Champaign, Illinois. For the Cleveland, Ohio radio station during the late 1960s, see WCCR (AM).
WIXY
WIXY 100.3FM logo.png
CityChampaign, Illinois
Broadcast areaChampaign-Urbana
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWIXY 100.3 FM
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: eXtra 96.9 (Active rock)
HD3: EZ 99.7 (Soft AC)
AffiliationsMotor Racing Network
Ownership
OwnerIllini Radio Group
(Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC)
WLRW, WREE, WYXY
History
First air date
June 1, 1992; 29 years ago (1992-06-01)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58539
ClassB1
ERP13,000 watts
HAAT138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°7′35.1″N 88°17′25.2″W / 40.126417°N 88.290333°W / 40.126417; -88.290333
Translator(s)
  • HD2: 96.9 W245DP (Champaign)
  • HD3: 99.7 W259BG (Champaign)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen live
WebsiteFM/HD1: wixy.com
HD3: myez997.com

WIXY (100.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. Licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Champaign-Urbana area. The station is currently owned by the Illini Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications under licensee Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC.[1] The radio studios and offices are on West Bradley Avenue in Champaign.

WIXY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13,000 watts. The transmitter is on County Road 1700 East at County Road 900 North in Philo, Illinois.[2]

HD Radio[]

WIXY broadcasts using HD radio technology.[3] It also had an FM translator, W221CK, on 92.1 MHz in Champaign. During late 2009, these ran a new "WIXY Classic" country format. In early January 2010, that format swapped with WXTT "eXtra 99.1" in Savoy; 99.1 changed its call sign to WYXY and picked up WIXY Classic, and the 92.1 WIXY-HD2 subcarrier and 92.1 translator changed branding to "WXTT eXtra 92.1"[4] The translator for WXTT later switched to 96.9 W245DP. The active rock format is now known as "eXtra 96.9."

In May 2012, WIXY signed on an HD3 digital subchannel, and began airing a Top 40/CHR format branded as "Hits 99.7" (in reference to translator W259BG (99.7 FM), which dropped its simulcast of WIXY-HD2).[5] On April 22, 2021, WIXY-HD3/W259BG changed to a soft adult contemporary format, branded as "EZ 99.7".[6]

History[]

The call letters WIXY have been used off and on in other U.S. cities, most notably in Cleveland, Ohio; that station later became WCCR. The current FM station was assigned the WIXY call sign by the FCC on December 13, 1991. WIXY began broadcasting on June 1, 1992.[7]

See also[]

  • WYXY — sister station 99.1 WIXY Classic

References[]

  1. ^ "WIXY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WIXY-FM
  3. ^ "Find a Station: Champaign, IL". Columbia, Maryland: iBiquity. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  4. ^ Dodson, Don (2010-01-05). "99.1 FM goes country; Extra moves down to 92.1". The News-Gazette. Champaign, Illinois.
  5. ^ Hits 99.7 Champaign-Urbana Debuts
  6. ^ Saga Gets EZ In Champaign Radioinsight - April 26, 2021
  7. ^ "WIXY(FM)". FCCInfo. Manassas, Virginia: Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-13.

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