WAXM
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| City of license | Big Stone Gap, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Southwest Virginia |
| Branding | "93-5 WAXM" |
| Slogan | "5 Star Country" |
| Frequency | 93.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1975 |
| Format | Country/Bluegrass |
| ERP | 2,450 Watts |
| HAAT | 574 Meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 69689 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°54′50.0″N 82°53′40.0″W / 36.91389°N 82.89444°W |
| Former callsigns | WLSD-FM |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio News |
| Owner | Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WLSD |
| Webcast | WAXM Webstream |
| Website | WAXM Online |
WAXM is a Country and Bluegrass formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia, serving Southwest Virginia. Studios are located in Norton.
WAXM simulcasts its signal on 250 watt translator W223AA broadcasting on 92.5. W223AA is licensed to and serves Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Both WAXM and W223AA are owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting, Inc.
[edit] History
WLSD began to build a new FM in the Spring of 1975. The station was completed in early Summer of 1975 and began broadcasting on frequency 93.5 FM. The new station initial format was beautiful music.
The first music director for the new FM station was Russell Fig, who had helped build the station. The FM station began broadcasting in stereo with 150 watts of power.
In August 2008, WAXM began streaming live online. They are the first Southwestern Virginia station to broadcast online.
[edit] External links
- 93-5 WAXM Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WAXM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W223AA
- Radio-Locator information on WAXM
- Radio-Locator information on W223AA
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WAXM
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