WXEX
Encyclopedia
WXEX is a radio station
broadcasting a '60s & '70s rock 'n' roll plus Motown music format. It is licensed to Exeter, New Hampshire
, USA, and covers the New Hampshire Seacoast
region. The station's license was acquired locally by Andy Hartmann and Steve Thomas under the name of Aruba Capital Holdings, LLC.
in Concord, New Hampshire
. Estes sold the station in 1978, and on March 10, 1982, the station was renamed WMYF; by the 1990s, the station held an adult standards
format.
In 1998, after Capstar acquired WMYF from CBS Radio
(which had obtained the station after its purchase of American Radio Systems), the station began to simulcast the news/talk
format of WGIR
, a sister station in Manchester, New Hampshire
; a call change to WGIP followed on October 2. The WMYF
call letters and adult standards format would later be moved down the AM dial to 1380, where they remain today.
After WGIP was placed into the Aloha Station Trust in 2008 as a result of the privatization of Clear Channel Communications
(who acquired the station after several mergers), the station was sold to Aruba Capital Holdings, LLC in 2009. After Aruba closed on the sale on March 9, 2009, the call letters were changed to WXEX and the WGIR simulcast was discontinued.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a '60s & '70s rock 'n' roll plus Motown music format. It is licensed to Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood...
, USA, and covers the New Hampshire Seacoast
Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)
The Seacoast Region is the southeast area of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The region stretches 18 miles along the Atlantic Ocean from New Hampshire's border with Salisbury, Massachusetts to the Piscataqua River and New Hampshire's border with Kittery, Maine. The shoreline is generally very...
region. The station's license was acquired locally by Andy Hartmann and Steve Thomas under the name of Aruba Capital Holdings, LLC.
History
The AM 1540 frequency in Exeter went on the air in 1966 as WKXR under the ownership of Frank Estes, who also owned WKXLWKXL
WKXL is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Concord, New Hampshire, USA, the station serves the Concord area. The station is currently owned by New Hampshire Family Radio LLC and features programing from AP Radio.-External links:...
in Concord, New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
. Estes sold the station in 1978, and on March 10, 1982, the station was renamed WMYF; by the 1990s, the station held an adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
format.
In 1998, after Capstar acquired WMYF from CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
(which had obtained the station after its purchase of American Radio Systems), the station began to simulcast the news/talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
format of WGIR
WGIR (AM)
WGIR is a radio station in Manchester, New Hampshire with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
, a sister station in Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
; a call change to WGIP followed on October 2. The WMYF
WMYF
WMYF is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, the station serves the Portsmouth area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and features programing from ESPN Radio....
call letters and adult standards format would later be moved down the AM dial to 1380, where they remain today.
After WGIP was placed into the Aloha Station Trust in 2008 as a result of the privatization of Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
(who acquired the station after several mergers), the station was sold to Aruba Capital Holdings, LLC in 2009. After Aruba closed on the sale on March 9, 2009, the call letters were changed to WXEX and the WGIR simulcast was discontinued.