WXFL
{{about||the defunct low-power television station (channel 5) formerly licensed to Florence/Sheffield, Alabama, United States|WXFL-LD|the television station that used the callsign WXFL from 1983 to 1988|WFLA-TV}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WXFL
| logo =
| city = Florence, Alabama, US
| area = Tennessee Valley
| branding = KIX 96
| frequency = 96.1 MHz
| airdate = February 1992
| format = Country
| erp = 20,500 watts
| haat = 238 meters (781 feet)
| class = C2
| facility_id = 4470
| coordinates = {{coord|34|54|17|N|87|24|02|W}}
| callsign_meaning = W X FLorence{{cite web |title=Call Letter Origins |url=http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html |publisher=The Broadcast Archive |last=Nelson |first=Bob |date=2008-10-18 |access-date=2008-10-31}}
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Big River Broadcasting
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WQLT-FM, WSBM, WLVS-FM
| webcast = [https://www.kix96country.com/player/?playerID=1224 Listen Live]
| website = {{URL|kix96country.com}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WXFL (96.1 FM, "KIX 96") is a country music-formatted radio station based in Florence, Alabama, United States and owned by Big River Broadcasting, a company established by legendary rock and roll music producer Sam Phillips.{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron}} WXFL serves Florence and the Tennessee Valley with an ERP of 20,500 watts.
This station has held the WXFL call sign since 1990.{{cite web |title=Radio Call Sign History|url= https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=4770&Callsign=WXFL4770|work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}} Television station WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida held this call sign from 1983 to 1989.{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database|url= https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=64592&Callsign=WFLA-TV64592|title=TV Call Sign History}}
WXFL has a simulcast partner, WLVS-FM, in Clifton, Tennessee, which broadcasts on 106.5 FM. WXFL can also be heard globally through its online audio stream.
Programming
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WXFL is the home for the "Mountain Dew NASCAR Update," which covers NASCAR news and talk.
Special programming includes "6 O'Clock Street Party" with David Havens, "Rockin' Country Saturday night" with Havens, and "Sunday Night Country Classics."
Regular programming includes "Big Farley in the Morning," Sherry St. John, M. Fletcher Brown, and David Havens.
WXFL and its sister station, WQLT-FM, are also affiliates of Fox News Radio.
References
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External links
- [http://www.kix96country.com/ WXFL official website]
- {{FM station data|4770|WXFL}}
{{Florence-Muscle Shoals Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Alabama}}
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1992
Category:1992 establishments in Alabama
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