WXYG
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WXYG
| logo =
| city = Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
| country = US
| area =
| branding = Album Rock 540, The Goat
| frequency = {{Frequency|540|kHz}} C-QUAM AM Stereo
| translator = {{ubl
|{{Radio Relay|94.3|K232GA|Sauk Rapids}}
|{{Radio Relay|107.3|W297BO|Sauk Rapids}}
}}
| repeater = {{Radio Relay|101.7-2|WHMH-HD2|Sauk Rapids}}
| airdate = 2011
| format = {{nowrap|Album-oriented rock (AOR)}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| power = 850 watts day
250 watts night
| class = B
| facility_id = 161448
| coordinates = {{coord|45|36|18|N|94|8|21|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl
|WXYG (September 2007-August 2008)
|WMIN (August–December 2008)
}}
| affiliations =
| owner = Tri-County Broadcasting
| licensee = Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust
| sister_stations = WBHR, WHMH-FM, WMIN, WVAL
| webcast = [https://streamdb2web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WXYG Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.540wxyg.com 540wxyg.com]
}}
WXYG (540 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting group and the broadcast license is held by the Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust. WXYG broadcasts an album-oriented rock (AOR) format. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WXYG simulcasts over the second HD Radio digital subchannel of sister station WHMH-FM, and streams online via the TuneIn app.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on July 26, 2007.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BNP-20040130BCE) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=975517 |date=July 26, 2007}} The new station was assigned the call sign WXYG by the FCC on September 10, 2007.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=161448&Callsign=WXYG |publisher=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |access-date=June 10, 2009}} The call sign was changed to WMIN on August 12, 2008; to WPPI on December 2, 2008; and back to WXYG on December 14, 2009. This construction permit was scheduled to expire on July 25, 2010.
As of November 8, 2010, WXYG, which had been occasionally testing with a mix of rock and country music since June, began playing Christmas music. The station resumed testing after the holiday season. On May 23, 2011, the FCC granted the station program test authority to begin broadcasting before receiving its broadcast license.
On June 24, 2011, WXYG ended testing and signed on the air with album-oriented rock, branded as "Album Rock 540, The Goat". The station's broadcast license was issued by the FCC on January 27, 2012. The station plays a large library of deep classic rock album cuts.
The station shares towers with three of its sister AM stations. There are seven total towers.{{cite web|publisher=Scott Fybush|title=Site of the Week 12/19/2014: St. Cloud MN (Big Trip 2013 Part 9)|url=https://www.fybush.com/site-20141219|access-date=2024-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518040956/https://www.fybush.com/site-20141219|archive-date=2024-05-18}}
In March 2016 WXYG was granted an FCC construction permit to increase the day power to 850 watts.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101722930&formid=301&fac_num=161448 |title=FCC Construction Permit |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
Work on the upgraded signal was complete by mid-June 2016. The station now broadcasts with 850 watts during the day. The station celebrated its fifth birthday in late June 2016 by playing its entire library from A-Z. Station program manager Al Neff noted it would take nine to ten days to get through the entire catalog.{{cite web|publisher=St. Cloud Times |title=Sauk Rapids station to play entire music library |url=http://www.sctimes.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/06/24/sauk-rapids-station-play-entire-music-library/86338826/ |author=Stephanie Dickrell |date=June 24, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2016}}
Signal
WXYG broadcasts with a power of 850 watts during the daytime hours utilizing a tower array of 4 towers and a power of 250 watts during the nighttime hours utilizing a tower array of 3 towers.{{cite web|publisher=FCC Media Bureau|title=AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA|url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=161448|access-date=August 16, 2024}} The station's daytime signal provides at least grade B (fringe) coverage to the Twin Cities, as well as locations such as North Branch, Hutchinson, Alexandria, and as far east as New Richmond,[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=New+Richmond&state=WI&band=Both&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&is_fl=Y&is_fb=Y&format=&dx=2&radius=&freq=&sort=freq Radio Stations in New Richmond, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator] Grantsburg,[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Grantsburg%2C+WI&x=7&y=11 Radio Stations in Grantsburg, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator] Hudson,[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Hudson&state=WI&band=Both&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&is_fl=Y&is_fx=Y&is_fb=Y&format=&dx=2&radius=&freq=&sort=freq Radio Stations in Hudson, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator] Spring Valley,[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Spring+Valley&state=WI&band=Both&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&is_fl=Y&is_fx=Y&is_fb=Y&format=&dx=2&radius=&freq=&sort=freq Radio Stations in Spring Valley, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator] River Falls,[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=River+Falls&state=WI&band=Both&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&is_fl=Y&is_fx=Y&is_fb=Y&format=&dx=2&radius=&freq=&sort=freq Radio Stations in River Falls, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator] St. Croix Falls,[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=St.+Croix+Falls%2C+Wisconsin&x=14&y=7 Radio Stations in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator] Ellsworth,[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Ellsworth&state=WI&band=Both&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&is_fl=Y&is_fx=Y&is_fb=Y&format=&dx=2&radius=&freq=&sort=freq Radio Stations in Ellsworth, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator] and Rice Lake[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Rice+Lake&state=WI&band=Both&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&is_fl=Y&is_fx=Y&is_fb=Y&format=&dx=2&radius=&freq=&sort=freq Radio Stations in Rice Lake, Wisconsin -- Radio Locator] in Wisconsin{{cite web|publisher=Radio Locator|title=WXYG-AM Radio Station Daytime Coverage Map|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WXYG&service=AM&h=D|date=August 16, 2024}} and its nighttime signal is aimed due south and extends as far south as Hutchinson and Glencoe, and as far west as Albany, but only as far east as Zimmerman.{{cite web|publisher=Radio Locator|title=WXYG-AM Radio Station Nighttime Coverage Map|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WXYG&service=AM&h=N|date=August 16, 2024}} WXYG's skywave signal has been received as far southeast as Barrington, Illinois (near Chicago){{cite web|publisher=IRCA|title=WXYG vs. KWMT vs. CBK vs. XEWA|url=https://hard-core-dx.com/archive/irca/msg72113.html|access-date=2024-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816103539/https://hard-core-dx.com/archive/irca/msg72113.html|archive-date=2024-08-16}} and as far west as Sheridan, Wyoming.{{cite web|publisher=UB Studios|title=Sheridan, Wyoming AM DX Log|url=http://www.ubstudios.com/shdx.html|access-date=2024-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421050553/http://www.ubstudios.com/shdx.html|archive-date=2024-04-21}}
References
External links
- [https://www.tricountybroadcasting.com/ Tri-County Broadcasting]
{{AM station data|161448|WXYG}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|202576|K232GA}}
- {{FXL|K232GA}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|141860|W297BO}}
- {{FXL|W297BO}}
{{St. Cloud Radio}}
{{AM Stereo radio stations in the United States}}
{{AM Stereo radio stations}}
Category:Radio stations in Minnesota
Category:Album-oriented rock radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 2011