WXTN
Frequency1000 kHz
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary gospel
Ownership
OwnerHolmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC
WAGR-FM
History
First air date
October 23, 1959[1]
Call sign meaning
XTN = "Christian"
Technical information
Facility ID27486
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
33°06′39″N 90°02′21″W / 33.11083°N 90.03917°W / 33.11083; -90.03917
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewxtnam1000.com

WXTN (1000 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Benton, Mississippi, United States. The station, established in 1959, is owned by Holmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC. Former owner Brad Cothran died in a one-car traffic collision on May 30, 2009,[2][3] and the station's license was transferred to Holmes County Broadcasting effective June 29, 2012.

The station is an AM daytimer, limited to daylight-only broadcast operations to protect the nighttime signals of KNWN in Seattle, WMVP in Chicago, and XEOY in Mexico City.[4] The station was assigned the call sign "WXTN" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[5]

WXTN broadcasts an urban contemporary gospel radio format.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Facilities of Radio: Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1978. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1978. p. C-121.
  2. ^ "Radio station owner killed in car crash". WLBT. July 3, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Brad Cothran". The Clarion Ledger. June 2, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2011. Brad has been in the radio business for over thirty-four years. He started as an employee of WXTN as a teenager. He later became station manager. In 1989, Brad and his family opened WAGR, a new FM station in Lexington. Since 2000, he has been owner and operator for both stations.
  4. ^ "AM Station Classes: Clear, Regional, and Local Channels". Federal Communications Commission, Audio Division. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

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Radio stations in the Greenville–Greenwood and North Central Mississippi area
Daytime-Only radio stations in Mississippi
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