WKXM-FM is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed

City of license

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 to serve Winfield, Alabama

Winfield, Alabama

Winfield is a city in Marion county in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 4,540 at the 2000 census, the second largest city in Marion County.-History:...

, USA. The station is owned by Ad-Media Management Corp.

WKXM-FM broadcasts an oldies

Oldies

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 music format which features programming from ABC Radio.

History

This station received its original construction permit

Construction permit

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 for a new FM radio station broadcasting with 3,000 watt

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s of effective radiated power

Effective radiated power

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 at 105.9 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on February 22, 1990

1990 in radio

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. The new station was assigned the call letters WXZX by the FCC on March 20, 1990. While still under construction, the station changed callsigns on October 1, 1990, to the current WKXM-FM as a complement to their AM sister station now known as WKXM

WKXM (AM)

WKXM is a radio station licensed to serve Winfield, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Ad-Media Management Corp.The station broadcasts a sports/talk radio format as a full-time affiliate of ESPN Radio.-History:...

. WKXM-FM received its license to cover

Broadcast license

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from the FCC on May 1, 1992.

WKXM was formerly located at 105.9 FM but, for technical reasons that involved other radio stations, a 2004 frequency change was required.