WXXX

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WXXX

| logo = WXXX 2024.png

| logo_upright = .8

| city = South Burlington, Vermont

| country = US

| area = Burlington metropolitan area

| frequency = {{Frequency|95.5|MHz}}

| branding = 95 Triple X

| language = English

| format = Contemporary hit radio

| affiliations = {{ubl|Premiere Networks|United Stations Radio Networks}}

| owner = Sison Broadcasting, Inc.

| operator = Vox AM/FM, LLC

| sister_stations = {{hlist|WVMT|WCPV|WEAV|WEZF|WVTK|WXZO}}

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1984|11|16|p=y|br=yes}}

| callsign_meaning = "Triple X"

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 29920

| class = C3

| erp = {{val|25000|u=watts|fmt=commas}}

| haat = {{convert|72|m|ft|sp=us}}

| coordinates = {{coord|44.509472|-73.182611|type:landmark_region:US-VT|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://listen.streamon.fm/wxxx}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.95triplex.com/}}

}}

WXXX (95.5 FM, 95 Triple X) is a commercial radio station licensed to South Burlington, Vermont, and serving the Champlain Valley. The station is owned by Sison Broadcasting, and airs a top 40–contemporary hit radio format. WXXX's studios and offices are on Mallets Bay Avenue in Colchester, Vermont.

History

WXXX (95 Triple-X) first signed on the air on November 16, 1984. The first song was "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones.{{Citation|last=HowardGinsberg|title=Birthday of 95 TripleX, WXXX-FM South Burlington, VT|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-xuSYy8mY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/d8-xuSYy8mY |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=January 21, 2019}}{{cbignore}} WXXX was at first authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to operate at 3,000 watts on 95.3 MHz. At that time it was owned by several Vermont broadcasters including Howard Ginsberg, John Hughes and John Nichols. They sold the station in 1986, to a Boston-based company. It was subsequently sold again to Atlantic Ventures, another Boston-based firm. After that it was purchased by the owners of 620 WVMT in Burlington, Vermont. In November 1995, WXXX upgraded its signal, increasing power to 25,000 watts and moving to 95.5 MHz.

In October 2018, WXXX and WVMT were sold to Vox AM/FM LLC pending FCC approval; Vox began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement on January 1, 2019.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/171177/vox-am-fm-acquires-wvmt-wxxx-burlington-vt/ Vox AM/FM Acquires WVMT/WXXX Burlington VT] Lance Venta, radioINSIGHT, October 15, 2018 The next day, as part of some major lineup changes, 95 Triple X began carrying Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173343/wxxx-and-wvmt-make-lineup-changes-following-vox-acquisition/|title=WXXX And WVMT Make Lineup Changes Following Vox Acquisition|date=January 2, 2019|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=January 21, 2019}}

References

External links

{{officialwebsite|https://www.95triplex.com/}}
{{FM station data|29920|WXXX}}

Category:1984 establishments in Vermont

Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1984

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