WXTN

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WXTN

| logo =

| city = Benton, Mississippi

| area =

| branding =

| airdate = October 23, 1959

| frequency = 1000 kHz

| format = Urban contemporary gospel

| language =

| power = 5,000 watts day

| class = D

| facility_id = 27486

| coordinates = {{coord|33|06|39|N|90|02|21|W|type:landmark_region:US-MS|display=inline}}

| callsign_meaning = XTN = "Christian"

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Holmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WAGR-FM

| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WXTNAM Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.wxtnam1000.com/ wxtnam1000.com]

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WXTN (1000 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Benton, Mississippi, United States. The station, established in 1959, is owned by Holmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC. Former owner Brad Cothran died in a one-car traffic collision on May 30, 2009, and the station's license was transferred to Holmes County Broadcasting effective June 29, 2012.

The station is an AM daytimer, limited to daylight-only broadcast operations to protect the nighttime signals of KNWN in Seattle, WMVP in Chicago, and XEOY in Mexico City. The station was assigned the call sign "WXTN" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

WXTN broadcasts an urban contemporary gospel radio format.

References

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{{cite web |publisher=Federal Communications Commission, Audio Division |title=AM Station Classes: Clear, Regional, and Local Channels |url=http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amclasses.html |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}

{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=27486&Callsign=WXTN |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |accessdate=June 6, 2011}}

{{cite web |work=Arbitron |title=Station Information Profile |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |accessdate=June 6, 2011}}

{{cite book |title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 |chapter=Facilities of Radio: Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc |location=Washington, DC |year=1978 |page=C-121}}

{{cite news |work=The Clarion Ledger |title=Brad Cothran |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/clarionledger/access/2000207721.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000434/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/clarionledger/access/2000207721.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |date=June 2, 2009 |accessdate=June 6, 2011 |quote=Brad has been in the radio business for over thirty-four years. He started as an employee of WXTN as a teenager. He later became station manager. In 1989, Brad and his family opened WAGR, a new FM station in Lexington. Since 2000, he has been owner and operator for both stations.}}

{{cite news |publisher=WLBT |title=Radio station owner killed in car crash |url=http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10450626&nav=2CSf |date=July 3, 2009 |accessdate=June 6, 2011}}

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External links

Category:Radio stations established in 1959

Category:Yazoo County, Mississippi

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