WEXT

WEXT
Amsterdam, New York;
Broadcast area	Capital District - Mohawk Valley
Frequency	97.7 MHz (HD Radio via WMHT-FM-HD2)
Branding	Exit 97.7/106.1
Programming
Format	Adult Album Alternative
Affiliations	National Public Radio; American Public Media; Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
Owner	WMHT Educational Telecommunications
Sister stations	WMHT (TV), WMHT-FM
History
First air date	July 16, 1979 (as WMVQ)
Former call signs	WCSS-FM (1975–1979); WMVQ (1979–1988); WKOL-FM (1988–1994); WBKK (1994–2007)
Call sign meaning	"Exit"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	23457
Class	A
ERP	1,600 watts
HAAT	190 meters (620 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°59′05″N 74°10′49″W / 42.98472°N 74.18028°W
Translator(s)	106.1 W291BY (Albany, NY)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	exit977.org

WEXT (97.7 MHz) is a listener-supported, public FM radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format.^[2] Licensed to Amsterdam, New York, the station serves the Capital District and Mohawk Valley.^[3] The station is owned by WMHT Educational Telecommunications and features programming from American Public Media, National Public Radio and Public Radio Exchange. WEXT holds periodic fundraisers on the air to support the station.

WEXT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,600 watts. The transmitter is off New York State Route 30 in Perth, New York.^[4] Programming is also heard on an FM translator in Albany, 106.1 W291BY and on the HD Radio digital subchannel of co-owned 89.1 WMHT-FM-HD2.