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WXCC
Broadcast areaSouthern West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Eastern Kentucky
Frequency96.5 MHz
BrandingCoal Country 96.5
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsFox News Radio, Marshall University football and basketball networks
Ownership
Owner
WBTH, WDHR, WEKB, WLSI, WPKE, WPKE-FM, WPRT, WZLK
History
First air date
October 27, 1978[1]
Technical information
Facility ID26393
ClassC1
ERP75,000 watts
HAAT339 meters (1113 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
37°30′48″N 82°15′20″W / 37.51333°N 82.25556°W / 37.51333; -82.25556
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wxccfm.com

WXCC (96.5 FM, "Coal Country 96.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia. The station is owned by East Kentucky Broadcasting and licensed to East Kentucky Radio Network, Inc. It airs a Country music format.[2] WXCC is an affiliate of Fox News Radio.

History

The first song played on WXCC, broadcasting in the heart of West Virginia's coal country, was Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons".[1] The station was assigned the WXCC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us". WXCC-FM website. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.