WKXZ
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| Simulcasting WNBF Binghamton | |
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Broadcast area | Oneonta, New York |
| Frequency | 93.9 MHz |
| Branding | News Radio 93.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Townsquare License, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | June 3, 1961 |
Former call signs | WCHN-FM (1961–1983) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 13824 | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 26,000 watts |
| HAAT | 206 meters (676 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°32′51″N 75°27′9″W / 42.54750°N 75.45250°W |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WKXZ (93.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Norwich, New York, and owned by Townsquare Media.[2] The station broadcasts a news/talk format, simulcasting WNBF from Binghamton.
The station broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 26,000 watts, making it a class B station. The transmitter is off New York State Highway 23 and is 206 meters high.[3]
History
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The station went on the air as a class A FM station with the call letters WCHN-FM in 1961. It was initially transmitting from the WCHN (970 AM) tower and only had an ERP of 3,000 watts. In 1983, the station was upgraded to a class B FM station and changed its call sign to the current WKXZ.[4] It moved to a new transmitter site at the former AT&T microwave tower on Tanner Hill, off New York State Route 23. Concurrent with the move, the station increased power from 3,000 watts ERP to 26,000 watts ERP.
On June 17, 2025, WKXZ changed its format from hot adult contemporary to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted WNBF from Binghamton. The move followed the gradual closure of a Townsquare-owned three-station network in the Norwich and Oneonta areas–WCHN, WDOS, and WDLA–that featured entirely-syndicated lineups and did not include WNBF's local programming. WKXZ breaks from the WNBF simulcast during Binghamton Rumble Ponies games, which are only carried on WNBF.[5]
Translators
[edit]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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| W232AT | 94.3 FM | Norwich, New York | 13825 | 7 | 67.1 m (220 ft) | D | LMS |
| W232AS | 94.3 FM | Oneonta, NY | 79260 | 8 | 47.8 m (157 ft) | D | LMS |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKXZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WKXZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WKXZ-FM 93.9 MHz - Norwich, NY". radio-locator.com. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ↑ "WKXZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ News/Talk Returns to Townsquare Oneonta following WDOS Sign-Off Radioinsight - June 18, 2025
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 13824 (WKXZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKXZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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