WMXI
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| Broadcast area | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
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| Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
| Branding | News Radio 98.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks USA Radio Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFOR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1997 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54655 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,000 watts |
| HAAT | 202 meters (662.73 feet) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wmxi.com |
WMXI (98.1 FM, "News Radio 98.1") is a news/talk formatted radio station licensed to Ellisville, Mississippi, serving the Laurel-Hattiesburg Arbitron market.
WMXI has a construction permit to move to 107.1 MHz and increase its ERP to 1,500 watts. The station is airing an announcement that states that this change will take place on January 12th.
History
[edit]WMXI started as an alternative rock formatted radio station as "98X". Sometime down the road, the station changed format and name to a Top 40 formatted radio station as "98.1 Hot FM" before its current talk format.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 54655 (WMXI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMXI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
31°33′22″N 89°09′11″W / 31.556°N 89.153°W
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- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMXI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.