WXJY

WXJY
City Georgetown, South Carolina
Broadcast area Grand Strand
Branding News Talk 93.9
Frequency 93.7 MHz
First air date 1989 (as WTUB)
Format News/Talk (WJXY-FM simulcast)
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 96 meters
Class A
Facility ID 69835
Transmitter coordinates 33°16′05″N 79°17′49″W / 33.26806°N 79.29694°W / 33.26806; -79.29694
Former callsigns WTUB (10/31/1989-06/22/1992)
WSCA (06/22/1992-02/10/1997)[1]
Owner Joule Broadcasting, LLC (sale to Colonial Radio Group pending FCC approval)
(Cumulus Licensing, LLC)
Sister stations WJXY-FM, WDAI, WSYN, WLFF, WHSC, WSEA

WXJY is a news/talk radio station licensed to Georgetown, South Carolina and serving the Grand Strand area. The Cumulus Media outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 93.7 MHz with an ERP of 6 kW. WXJY simulcasts WJXY-FM 93.9.

History

WSCA-FM signed on at 93.7 in Georgetown playing classic rock but later joined with WJXY-FM, changing its letters to WXJY. As WJXY's simulcast partner, WXJY was "Cruisin' Country", with a mix of country and rock music,[2] then rhythmic as "Hot 93".[3] Hot 93 changed to contemporary hit radio and added WSEA as a simulcast partner. Then WJXY-FM, WXJY and WIQB became ESPN Radio affiliates as "The Team" in 2003.[4]

WXJY changed its simulcast partner to WSEA in July 2010, changing its format to contemporary hit radio.[5]

WXJY once again simulcasts WJXY. In 2013, the station aired a Southern rock/country music format called "The Outlaw".[6]

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On September 20, 2016 Cumulus' Joule Broadcasting announced that WJXY/WXJY will be sold to Colonial Radio Group for $240,000.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Call Sign History (WXJY)". Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  2. ↑ Toby Eddings, "Catching Up on News in the Area," The Sun News, January 12, 1997.
  3. ↑ Jeannine F. Hunter, "Local Radio Pays Sinatra Homage," The Sun News, May 16, 1998.
  4. ↑ Ryan Elswick, "ESPN Radio to Return to Strand," The Sun News, January 26, 2003.
  5. ↑ "Radio stations change formats". The Sun News. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  6. ↑ Steve Palisin, "Music concerts heat up Myrtle Beach area this summer," The Sun News, June 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ Palisin, Steve (September 27, 2013). "Changes afoot across Myrtle Beach area radio stations". The Sun News. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Colonial Radio Group Expands In Myrtle Beach". September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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