WMXP-LP
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WMXP-LP
| logo =
| city = Greenville
| area = Upstate South Carolina
| branding =
| airdate = June 10, 2007
| frequency = 95.5 FM
| format = Silent, was Urban Adult Contemporary, Urban Contemporary
| erp = 86 watts
| haat = 32.3 meters
| class = L1
| facility_id = 132472
| coordinates = {{coord|34|48|30|N|82|22|11|W}}
| callsign_meaning = Malcolm X ExPerience
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [https://www.wmxp955.org/listen-live Listen live]
| website = [https://wmxp955.org/ www.wmxp955.org]
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
WMXP-LP is a low-powered FM community radio station located in (and licensed to) Greenville, South Carolina. The station broadcasts on 95.5 FM with an ERP of 100 watts. The station is silent as of July 16, 2023
Station history
WMXP-LP signed on the air June 10, 2007. The station is owned by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, founded by activist and attorney Efia Nwangaza. It was launched with the help of hundreds of local and national volunteers at the eleventh community radio barnraising of the Prometheus Radio Project. It is a non-commercial station, dedicated to African-American culture programming, claiming that it "will give a voice to the voiceless, and a home to knowledge, community enrichment and social justice advocacy."{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
According to the FCC database, WMXP-LP went silent on May 20, 2011. No official reason is known.
The station returned to the air on May 18, 2012 from a new transmitter site via FCC Special Temporary Authority (STA) for lower antenna height while new 120 foot tower is being constructed. Signal strength is strong in most of the city due to unique audio processing and temporarily monophonic signal.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
On July 16, 2023, WMXP-LP went silent again due to WLTE (originally on 95.9 MHz) moving to 95.5 FM, and it is unknown if WMXP-LP will come back on a new frequency.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Earth-FM Completes Greenville Upgrade - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254704/earth-fm-completes-greenville-upgrade/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- [http://www.freepress.net/news/23323 2007 Free Press article on WMXP-LP's launch]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812112550/http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/aug07/5400 IEEE Spectrum article on WMXP-LP]
- [http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1481814&Service=FL&Form_id=318&Facility_id=132472 WMXP New Transmitter CP]
- [http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1499959&Service=FL&Form_id=911&Facility_id=132472 WMXP STA For Lower Height Transmission]
{{Upstate Radio}}
{{Urban Radio Stations in South Carolina}}
Category:Radio stations established in 2007
Category:Community radio stations in the United States
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