WIXY

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Radio station in Champaign, Illinois

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::summary Radio station in Champaign, Illinois ::

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Field	Value
name	WIXY
logo	File:WIXY 100.3FM logo.png
city	Champaign, Illinois
area	Champaign-Urbana
branding	WIXY 100.3 FM
frequency
translator
airdate
format	Country
subchannels	HD2: eXtra 96.9 (Mainstream rock)
HD3: EZ 99.7 (Soft AC)
erp	13,000 watts
haat	138 m
class	B1
facility_id	58539
licensing_authority	FCC
coordinates
affiliations	Motor Racing Network
owner	Saga Communications
licensee	Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC
sister_stations	WLRW, WREE, WYXY
webcast
(HD2)
(HD3)
website	wixy.com
HD2: extra969.com
HD3: myez997.com
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::callout[type=note] the radio station in Champaign, Illinois ::

WIXY (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. Licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Champaign-Urbana area. The station is owned by Saga Communications under licensee Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC, and operates as part of its Illini Radio Group. The radio studios and offices are on West Bradley Avenue in Champaign.

WIXY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13,000 watts. The transmitter is on County Road 1700 East at County Road 900 North in Philo, Illinois.

HD Radio

WIXY broadcasts using HD radio technology. It also had an FM translator, W221CK, on 92.1 MHz in Champaign. During late 2009, these ran a new "WIXY Classic" country format. In early January 2010, that format swapped with WXTT "eXtra 99.1" in Savoy; 99.1 changed its call sign to WYXY and picked up WIXY Classic, and the 92.1 WIXY-HD2 subcarrier and 92.1 translator changed branding to "WXTT eXtra 92.1" The translator for WXTT later switched to 96.9 W245DP. The active rock format is now known as "eXtra 96.9".

In May 2012, WIXY signed on an HD3 digital subchannel, and began airing a Top 40/CHR format branded as "Hits 99.7" (in reference to translator W259BG (99.7 FM), which dropped its simulcast of WIXY-HD2). On April 22, 2021, WIXY-HD3/W259BG changed to a soft adult contemporary format, branded as "EZ 99.7".

History

The callsign WIXY has been used off and on in other U.S. cities, most notably in Cleveland, Ohio; that station later became WCCR. The current FM station was assigned the call sign WIXY by the FCC on December 13, 1991. WIXY began broadcasting on June 1, 1992.

References

"WIXY Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
[https://radio-locator.com/info/WIXY-FM?loc=40.11298%2C-88.26123&locn=Champaign%2C%20Illinois Radio-Locator.com/WIXY-FM]
"Find a Station: Champaign, IL". [[iBiquity]].
Dodson, Don. (2010-01-05). "99.1 FM goes country; Extra moves down to 92.1". [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana).
[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/57232/hits-99-7-champaign-urbana-debuts/ Hits 99.7 Champaign-Urbana Debuts]
[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/207482/saga-gets-ez-in-champaign/ Saga Gets EZ In Champaign] Radioinsight - April 26, 2021
(2009-01-13). "WIXY(FM)". Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc..

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