WMXY

WMXY

City	Youngstown, Ohio
Broadcast area	Youngstown, Ohio
Branding	Mix 98.9
Slogan	The 80's to Now Your Christmas Station (Nov.-Dec.)
Frequency	98.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	August 26, 1947 (as WKBN-FM)^[1]
Format	98.9 HD-1: Adult Contemporary Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.) 98.9 HD-2: Indie Radio
ERP	5,900 watts
HAAT	418 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	73514
Callsign meaning	W MiX Youngstown
Former callsigns	1947-1999: WKBN-FM
Affiliations	Premium Choice iHeartRadio
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	WAKZ, WBBG, WKBN, WNCD, WNIO, W263CL
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mix989.iheart.com

WMXY (98.9 FM, "Mix 98.9") is a radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, broadcasting a mainstream Adult Contemporary music format. It is the Youngstown affiliate for Delilah in the evening.

History

WMXY began as WKBN-FM, a sister to its same-named AM station and television station. The relationship between the radio stations continues today, though the TV station has been spun off to a different owner. In the station's earliest years, WKBN's signal was simulcast with WKBN-FM, but by the mid-1960s, WKBN-FM separated its programming in response to new FCC rules mandating that dual AM-FM licensees originate programming for at least half of the broadcast day. Thus, WKBN-FM became an easy-listening station, mostly automated, and later adopting the moniker "Stereo 99".

Not long after, WKBN-FM became an office favorite among Youngstown area businesses, and like many beautiful music formatted stations nationwide, was at its peak of profitability from the late 1960s through the mid-1980s.

WKBN then switched from its easy listening format to soft adult contemporary by 1989, in response to the decline in easy listening music popularity and in older listener demographics for the beautiful music format. Most of the dayparts remained automated, however; and the Stereo 99 moniker remained.

By the end of the 20th century, the station changed its call letters to WMXY and adopted the slogan "Mix 98.9", and adopted a more mainstream Hot AC format. In early 2012, Mix 98-9 adjusted its music mix back to mainstream AC, using Clear Channel's Premium Choice AC music logs and continuing to carry Delilah at night. Weekend programming includes Casey Kasem's American Top 40- The '80s, heard Sunday mornings and rebroadcast as an online-only feature on Monday evenings. On the weekends the station switches over to the "Time Warp Weekend", where all music heard is from the 80s and early 90s which attracts many more listeners during the weekend than the week.

References

↑ "WKBN-FM Goes on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 15, 1947. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WMXY

Radio-Locator information on WMXY

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMXY

Radio stations in the Youngstown-Niles-Warren, Ohio market

Note: This market also includes New Castle, Pennsylvania.

By AM frequency	570 600 790 830 940 1200 1240 1280 1330 1390 1440 1470 1490 1500 1540 1570

By FM frequency	88.5 88.9 90.1 90.7 91.1 91.7 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.1 95.9 96.7 98.9 99.7 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.5 102.9 103.9 105.1 106.1 107.1 107.9

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Defunct stations	WSAJ/1340

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Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Ohio

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

Coordinates: 41°03′25″N 80°38′42″W / 41.057°N 80.645°W / 41.057; -80.645

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