WEXX

WEXX is located in the Tri-Cities, TN area and broadcasts at 99.3 FM and is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company. Known as "99.3 The X," it is an alternative rock music station with the slogan "Tri-Cities New Alternative."

WEXX
CityElizabethton, Tennessee
Broadcast areaJohnson City
Kingsport
Bristol TN - VA
Frequency99.3 MHz
106.1 (Kingsport) MHz
Branding99.3 The X
SloganTri-Cities New Alternative
Programming
FormatAlternative Rock
Ownership
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company
History
First air date
1968
Former call signs
WUSJ (1/1986-3/1986)
WUSJ-FM (1986-1994)
WAEZ (1994-2000)
WPJO (2000-2003)
WTZR (2003-2015)
Call sign meaning
The X
Technical information
Facility ID18036
ClassC3
ERP4,400 watts
HAAT243.8 meters (800 ft)
Links
WebcastListen LIve
Website993thex.com

History

In the late '80s and into the '90s the 99.3 frequency was country music-formatted WUSJ-FM "US99". In the late '90s, the station found popularity as "Electric 99.3," a Top 40 music station. In 2000, a format swap sent the "Electric" branding and format to 94.9 WAEZ, where it still is today. 99.3 then became an adult contemporary station, known as "MIX 99.3" until 2001. The station then flipped to rhythmic oldies as WPJO-FM, a format that lasted until 2003 when the current format took over.

Most recently, Mediabase has moved the station to the active rock panel, under the callsign WTZR (Z-Rock),[1] but the default active rock station is WRZK. The station continued to report on the alternative rock panel per Nielsen BDS. It was currently one of two alternative rock stations on Mediabase's active rock panel, the other being KFRR, but this changed in March 2012 when WTZR became the only alternative rock station on the Mediabase active rock panel; KFRR is now once again on Mediabase's alternative rock panel. By April 2012, WTZR flipped to active rock as it was moved to the BDS active rock panel.

On February 21, 2015 WTZR changed their format from active rock to alternative rock, branded as "99.3 The X".[2] On February 23, 2015 WTZR changed their call letters to WEXX, to go with "The X".

Programming

Weekdays

  • Mornings With Jay 6 AM-10 AM
  • Nick 10 AM-3 PM)
  • Maxx 3 PM-8 PM

References


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