WXMX

{{short description|Radio station in Millington–Memphis, Tennessee}}

{{for|the Ohio radio station known as WXMX from May 1989 to November 1991|WTOH}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WXMX

| logo = WXMX.png

| logo_size = 200px

| city = Millington, Tennessee

| area = Memphis metropolitan area

| branding = 98.1 The Max

| frequency = 98.1 MHz

| airdate = 1960 (as KOSE-FM in Osceola, AR)

| format = Mainstream rock

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = 265 meters

| class = C1

| facility_id = 35399

| former_callsigns = KOSE-FM (1960–1974)
KHFO (1974–1986)
KWLN (1986–1988)
KMPZ (1988–1990)
KPYR (1990–1992)
WPYR (1992–1993)
WYKL (1993–1995)
WSRR-FM (1995–2005)

| affiliations = United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One

| owner = Cumulus Media

| licensee = Radio License Holding CBC, LLC

| sister_stations = WGKX, WKIM, WRBO

| webcast = {{listen live|https://player.listenlive.co/24741}}

| website = [https://www.981themax.com 981themax.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WXMX (98.1 FM) is a commercial mainstream rock radio station near Memphis, Tennessee.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q/report/stations/by/format/for/R5|title=Login to All Access - Breaking Radio News and Free New Music - AllAccess.com|website=allaccess.com}} It is owned by Cumulus Media and is branded as "98-1 The Max". The station's studios are located at the Memphis Radio Group building in East Memphis, and the transmitter site is in Cordova, Tennessee.

The station adopted its current format on April 1, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-08.pdf#page=15 |title=Citadel Rocks to 'The Max' in Memphis|pages=15|access-date=2023-09-11|date=2005-04-08|publisher=Radio & Records}} For many years, the station aired the "Drake and Zeke" morning show. In 2015, Zeke Logan died{{cite web | url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/138216/wxmx-morning-man-zeke-logan-passes-at-49 | title=WXMX Morning Man Zeke Logan Passes at 49 }} and the show became known as "Drake in the Morning." The show lasted until 2020, when Drake Hall departed the station.{{cite web | url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/186657/drake-in-the-morning-departs-98-1-the-max/ | title=Drake in the Morning Departs 98.1 the Max - RadioInsight | date=30 April 2020 }}

The new morning show was called "Danny and the Jar," featuring Danni Bruns and Chris Jarman. In December 2020, Jarman died.{{cite web | url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/202848/wxmx-memphis-chris-jarman-morning-host-chris-jarman-dies/ | title=WXMX Memphis Morning Host Chris Jarman Dies - RadioInsight | date=16 December 2020 }}