WXCC

WXCC (96.5 FM, "Coal Country 96.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia. The station is owned by Lynn Parrish, through licensee Mountain Top Media LLC. It airs a country music format.[2] WXCC is an affiliate of Fox News Radio.

WXCC
CityWilliamson, West Virginia
Broadcast areaSouthern West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Eastern Kentucky
Frequency96.5 MHz
BrandingCoal Country 96.5
Slogan"The Tri-State's Coal Country and More"
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsFox News Radio, Marshall University football and basketball networks
Ownership
OwnerLynn Parrish
(Mountain Top Media LLC)
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
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wxccfm.com

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. "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.


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