WMWX
| File:WMWX - Class X logo.jpg | |
| Broadcast area | Cincinnati, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.9 (MHz) |
| Branding | ClassX |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Spryex Communications |
| History | |
First air date | August 6, 2006 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 93070 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,600 watts |
| HAAT | 114 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ClassXRadio.com |
WMWX (88.9 FM) — branded ClassX — is a non-profit American radio station in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. The station plays a rock music format, particularly "album-oriented rock" or AOR. The station has a number of specialty shows which focus on various genres of music including: local music, 80s Hair Metal, 60s Psychedelic Rock, Blues Music, Rock Legends, album-oriented rock, Progressive Rock, The Beatles, Floydian Slip and The "ClassX Record Club". The station prides itself in the all-volunteer staff that includes live on-air disc jockeys that have a true passion for all genres of Rock Music. The station is owned and operated by Spryex Communications.
History
WMWX, 88.9 FM signed on the air with 5,000 watts on August 6, 2006. ClassX on 88.9 FM, WMWX; reaches potentially nearly 1.8 million listeners in the greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana area. ClassX is a True Rock format. The station promises a variety and exposure of new artists and their music as well as deep tracks off of old classic rock albums. ClassX is Album Rock: a mix of New Melodic Album Rock releases combined with lost Classic Rock tracks from the past 40 years. In 2011, 88.9 FM expanded it's broadcasting signal to simulcasting on 89.1 FM (WKCX) in Cincinnati as well as 89.3 FM (WYNS) in Waynesville, Ohio.
Specialty shows
WMWX, 88.9 FM currently airs the following specialty radio shows:
- The Morning Show with Alex O' Bryan and Pete Harris(Monday through Friday 6 AM-9 AM)
- Kindred Sanction (Tuesdays 8 PM-10 PM) - Local Rock.
- Paisley Mushroom (Wednesdays 6 PM-8 PM) - 1960s Psychedelic rock.
- Indigo Blues Show (Wednesdays 8 PM-11 PM) - Blues Music
- Rock Legends (Thursdays 6 PM-8 PM) - Focusing on a specified band each week that has been a major influence in the history of Rock.
- The Rock Show (Fridays 8 PM-11 PM) - 1970s and 1980s Lost and Classic Rock.
- The Aisle of Plenty (Saturdays 6 AM-8 AM)- Progressive Rock from the past 40 years.
- Beatles-A-Rama ( http://www.beatlesarama.com/ )(Saturdays 8 AM-10 AM)- The Beatles.
- Floydian_Slip (http://www.floydianslip.com/ ) (Saturdays 6 PM-7 PM)- 1 hour syndicated show on the history and music of Pink Floyd.
- The ClassX Record Club (Saturdays 7 PM-10 PM)- Album-oriented Rock, Lost Rock, Hair Metal.
- The Bedtime Snack (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10PM-11PM; Wednesday, Friday: 11PM- Midnight)- A Classic Rock album tracked from cover to cover in a daily evening retrospective show.
See also
External links
- ClassX station website
- ClassX Myspace profile
- Facility details for Facility ID WMWX ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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