Broadcast area | Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia |
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Frequency | 950 kHz |
Branding | The Box |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hip hop |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WTPS, WCDX, WKJM, WKJS, WPZZ | |
History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | WXGI (1947–1989) WJDK (5/1989-10/1989) |
Call sign meaning | W EX GI former owners were WW II Marine Veterans |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 74207 |
Class | D |
Power | 3,900 watts day 45 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°30′52.0″N 77°30′28.0″W / 37.514444°N 77.507778°W |
Translator(s) | 99.5 W258DC (Richmond) |
Repeater(s) | 1240 WTPS (Petersburg) 92.1 WCDX-HD2 (Mechanicsville) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WXGI Webstream |
Website | theboxrichmond |
WXGI (950 AM) is a classic hip hop formatted radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia. WXGI is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway[2] in unincorporated Henrico County, and its transmitter is located in the Southside of Richmond.[3][4]
WXGI serves the Richmond/Petersburg area of Virginia using three simulcast stations, AM 1240 WTPS in Petersburg, 99.5 FM W258DC in Richmond and 102.7 FM W274PX in Petersburg.