WMXB
{{for|the radio station in Richmond, Virginia formerly known as WMXB|WURV}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WMXB
| logo = WMXB Mix 107.3 logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| area = Tuscaloosa metropolitan area
| branding = Mix 107.3
| frequency = {{Frequency|1280|kHz}}
| translator = {{nowrap|{{Radio Relay|107.3|W297BJ|Tuscaloosa}}}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1951|12|10}}
| format = Urban Adult Contemporary
| power = 5,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
| class = B
| facility_id = 68420
| coordinates = {{coord|33|13|07|N|87|34|05|W|region:US-AL_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WNPT (1951–1993)
WWPG (1993–2010)
| affiliations =
| owner = Jim Lawson Communications, Inc.
| licensee = Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc.
| sister_stations = WWPG
| webcast =
| website =
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
WMXB (1280 AM, "Mix 107.3") is a radio station licensed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=wmxb&filenumber=&state=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=0&facid=&class=&hours=&list=0&NextTab=Results+to+Next+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FCC.gov/WMXB] It is owned by Jim Lawson Communications and the broadcast license is held by Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc. WMXB airs an urban adult contemporary format.{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=March 1, 2010 }}
By day, WMXB is powered at 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 1280 AM from interference, WMXB reduces power at night to 500 watts. Programming is also heard on FM translator W297BJ at 107.3 MHz in Tuscaloosa. It uses its FM dial position in its moniker, "Mix 107.3."
History
The station signed on the air on {{start date and age|1951|12|10}}.[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C%20Section%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977%20P-6.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-7. Retrieved March 12, 2025.] Its original call sign was WNPT. In the 1970s, the station was an ABC Information Network affiliate. It had a middle of the road format of popular adult music, news and sports and was owned by the West Alabama Broadcasting Company.
On December 15, 2005, the station was granted a construction permit to relocate to Eutaw, Alabama. That was coupled with an increase in broadcast power to 7,000 watts during the day and a reduction in its night power to 25 watts.{{cite web |work=Alabama Broadcast Media Page |title=AM History Profile: WWPG |url=http://bellsouthpwp2.net/c/r/crackedlcd/almediapage/profiles/wwpg.html |accessdate=2008-10-13}} The relocation did not take place and the permit expired on December 15, 2008.
The station was assigned the WMXB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 11, 2010.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=68420&Callsign=WMXB |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}} The following month, on June 1, 2010, WMXB changed its format from urban gospel to urban adult contemporary, branded as "Mix 96.9". It had an FM translator broadcasting at 96.9 MHz.
In January 2015, WMXB rebranded as "Mix 107.3", switching its FM translator to 107.3 MHz in Tuscaloosa.
References
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External links
- [https://twitter.com/Mix1073WMXB/status/757554615806201856/photo/1 Mix 107.3 Twitter]
{{AM station data|68420|WMXB}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|140382|W297BJ}}
- {{FXL|W297BJ}}
{{Tuscaloosa Radio}}
{{Urban Radio Stations in Alabama}}
Category:Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1951
Category:1951 establishments in Alabama
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