WXIS

WXIS
Erwin, Tennessee;
Broadcast area	Johnson City; Kingsport; Elizabethton; Bristol, TN-VA ; Greeneville
Frequency	103.9 MHz
Branding	News 103.9 LiveWire Radio
Programming
Format	All News
Ownership
Owner	Jet Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date	1968
Technical information
Facility ID	71481
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Translator(s)	92.3 W222AG (Johnson City)
Links
Webcast	Live Player
Website	103.9 Livewire Radio Website

WXIS (103.9 FM is a radio station serving the Tri-Cities region of Johnson City/Kingsport/Elizabethton/Bristol in Tennessee and Bristol in Virginia. The WEMB, Inc. outlet operates with an ERP of 6 kW and is licensed to Erwin, Tennessee, while its 92.3 MHz/6w translator is licensed to Johnson City, Tennessee.

History

WXIS was a Top 40 outlet known as "X-104" until it shifted to Rhythmic in 1999 as "Jamz 92.3/103.9". Despite its semi-spotty signal coverage (which is why the 92.3 signal is included in the slogan), it did well with its Rhythmic Contemporary format.^{[citation needed]}

On September 12, 2016 WXIS began stunting with the sound of a heartbeat.^[1] On September 26, 2016, WXIS flipped to all-News as "News 103.9 LiveWire Radio". The station's news clock is similar to that utilized by WCBS, including traffic & weather on the 8’s and sports at :15 and :45. The station is utilizing content from CBS Radio News, Bloomberg, and The Weather Channel, in addition to its own team of reporters and anchors.