WJXA
{{short description|Adult contemporary radio station in Nashville}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WJXA
| logo = WJXA logo.png
| city = Nashville, Tennessee
| area = Nashville, Bowling Green, Clarksville-Hopkinsville
| branding = Mix 92.9
| rds = 1.WJXA
2.Mix92.9
| frequency = 92.9 MHz
| repeater =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1976}} (as WZEZ)
| format = Adult contemporary
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|321|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C
| facility_id = 61035
| coordinates = {{coord|36|7|14.00|N| 86|58|7.00|W|region:US-TN_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WZEZ (1976–1994)
| affiliations =
| owner = Duey Wright
| licensee = Midwest Communications, Inc.
| sister_stations = WCJK, WNFN
| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.mix929.com}}
| website = [http://www.mix929.com mix929.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WJXA (92.9 FM) is an adult contemporary radio station. Licensed to Nashville, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Nashville, Bowling Green, Clarksville-Hopkinsville areas. The station is currently owned by Duey Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WJXA |title=WJXA Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} Its studios are located in south central Nashville near the Tennessee State Fairgrounds and the transmitter site is located in the far western portion of Nashville.
History
After more than a decade of technical and legal wrangling, the station went on the air in 1976 as easy-listening WZEZ; in 1994, the station call letters changed to WJXA. The station has, for a number of years now, adhered to a "light rock" (or adult contemporary) format aimed primarily at female listeners.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} It features a mixture of current hits with some tracks from fairly recent years. As of December 2013 the station is, by a factor of two, the most-listened-to radio station in the Nashville market.{{Cite web|url=http://ratings.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb073|title=Nielsen Audio Ratings}}
It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications would purchase nine of the 10 stations owned by South Central Communications, including WJXA and sister station WCJK. With this purchase, Midwest Communications would expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Indiana, Knoxville and Nashville.[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/88070/midwest-communications-acquires-south-central/ Midwest Communications Acquires South Central Communications] The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.{{Cite web |url=http://www.southcentralradiogroup.com/ |title=South Central Radio Group |access-date=2014-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011081621/http://southcentralradiogroup.com/ |archive-date=2015-10-11 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|61035|WJXA}}
{{Nashville Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Tennessee}}
{{Midwest Communications}}
Category:Midwest Communications radio stations
Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1976
Category:1976 establishments in Tennessee
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