WXLT

WXLT (103.5 FM, "ESPN Southern Illinois") is a radio station licensed to serve Christopher, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a Sports radio format.[2]

For the television station in Sarasota, Florida formerly known as WXLT, see WWSB.
Not to be confused with WTXL, WLTX, or WLXT.
WXLT
CityChristopher, Illinois
Broadcast areaMarion, Illinois
Frequency103.5 MHz
Branding103.5 ESPN Southern Illinois
SloganSouthern Illinois's ONLY FM Sports Station
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerMax Media
(MRR License LLC)
WCIL, WCIL-FM, WUEZ, WJPF, WOOZ-FM
History
First air date
1990 (as WUEZ)
Former call signs
WUEZ (1990-2001)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID6647
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
37°55′55″N 88°57′31″W
Links
Website1035espn.com

History

WXLT was first assigned the call sign WUEZ on October 30, 1990. The station was assigned the WXLT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 19, 2001 and most recently broadcast an adult hits format as "Jack FM".[1] On February 2, 2009, WXLT switched formats to sports as "ESPN Southern Illinois". 103.5 ESPN is the radio home for Herrin Tiger football and basketball. The voice of the Tigers is Mike Murphy, and the color commentator during football season is Kenny Steelman, and during basketball season it is Jason Karnes.

Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, WOOZ-FM, WJPF, KGIR, KZIM, KEZS-FM, KCGQ-FM, KMAL, KLSC, KWOC, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KGKS, and KSIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).[3] The reported value of this 17–station transaction was $43 million.[4]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. Homan, John D. (2003-12-19). "Zimmer sells 17 radio stations". Southern Illinoisan. The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations [...] to Mississippi River Radio.
  4. "Changing Hands - 1/12/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-01-12.


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