WCXN
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| Frequency | 1170 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Birach Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | September 5, 1985 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71306 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°43′34.48″N 81°8′51.29″W / 35.7262444°N 81.1475806°W |
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Public license information | |
WCXN (1170 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Claremont, North Carolina, United States, the station is owned by Birach Broadcasting.
History
[edit]WCXN went on the air September 5, 1985.[2] In 1989, Don Lee was general manager of WCXN and WPAR-FM, which played Southern gospel music.[3]
In the early 1990s, Robert Barnette, a Taylorsville minister who helped raise money for WPAR, started a show on WCXN. He was soon joined by Dean "Bubba" Lilly. Their "Swap Shop" program could be heard in 17 counties, but it was not just the merchandise, described as "tacky". Announcer Jim Stinson said, "We're laughing ourselves silly with Barnette and Lilly."[4]
In August 1997, WCXN switched to Spanish language programming. Soon after that, the station added a Hmong show on Sunday mornings.[5] Just over a year later, the Hmong show had expanded from 90 minutes to four hours.[6] In 2007, Hmong programming aired on Saturday mornings as well.[7]
Birach Broadcasting Corp. bought WCXN from Davidson Media Group LLC in 2007.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCXN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-399.
- ^ Joseph Galarneau, "Religion Via Airwaves: More Listeners Tune in Christian Radio Stations," The Charlotte Observer, November 15, 1989.
- ^ Dannye Romine Powell, "Bobby & Bubba Tickle the Airwaves," The Charlotte Observer, April 12, 1993.
- ^ Jen Pilla, "Claremont Station Begins Broadcasting in Hmong," The Charlotte Observer, October 3, 1997.
- ^ Jen Pilla, "Radio Reach-Out," The Charlotte Observer, January 27, 1999.
- ^ Marcie Young, "Hmongs Connect Over the Airwaves," The Charlotte Observer, April 15, 2007.
- ^ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, April 9, 2007.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 71306 (WCXN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCXN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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