WXMZ

WXMZ

Hartford, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Hartford/Beaver Dam, Kentucky Owensboro, Kentucky Morgantown Central City/Greenville, Kentucky
Frequency	99.9 MHz
Branding	WXMZ 99.9
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Radio Active Media, Inc.
Sister stations	WKYA, WNES, WQXQ
History
First air date	1972
Former call signs	WLLS-FM (1972-1996) WKHB (1996-1999)
Former frequencies	106.3 MHz (1972-2012)
Technical information
Facility ID	26494
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	328 feet (100 m)
Transmitter coordinates	37°26′36″N 86°53′57″W

WXMZ (99.9 FM) is an American radio station that is licensed to serve and located in Hartford, Kentucky. The station is owned by Radio Active Media, Inc., and it currently broadcasts an Oldies format. The station's studios are located at 314 South Main Street in Hartford and its transmitter is located along Bald Knob Road off US 231 near Cromwell.

History

The station was originally WLLS-FM (Later, jokingly made into the reverse acronym "We Love Lloyd Spivey," in reference to the original sole station operator.) when the station signed on in 1972, playing a Top 40 format. In 1982, the station switched to a country format under a branding of LS 106. It was a simulcast of the now-defunct WLLS-AM (later WSNR, recently WAIA). The calls were switched to WKHB on Oct. 1, 1996. The current WXMZ calls were assigned by the Federal Communications Commission on March 19, 1999. WAIA simulcasted WKYA’s signal until July 2012, when WAIA permanently went off the air. WXMZ moved its signal to its current frequency of 99.9 megahertz, and began broadcasting its current format.

Programming

In addition to its usual oldies format, WXMZ is also the exclusive radio broadcast home to Ohio County High School Eagles sports broadcasts, including football, baseball and boys’ and girls’ basketball games sanctioned by the KHSAA.

Coverage area

In addition to Ohio and Butler counties, WXMZ’s radio signal can also cover significant areas in other neighboring counties such as Muhlenberg, McLean, southern Daviess, and nearby portions of western Grayson County, including Central City, Livermore, the southern suburbs of Owensboro, and Caneyville, respectively. Some western portions of Edmonson County can also receive WXMZ’s signal as well.