WXFL

For the defunct low-power television station (channel 5) formerly licensed to Florence/Sheffield, Alabama, United States, see WXFL-LD. For the television station that used the callsign WXFL from 1983 to 1988, see WFLA-TV.
WXFL
Broadcast areaTennessee Valley
Frequency96.1 MHz
BrandingKIX 96
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerBig River Broadcasting
WQLT-FM, WSBM, WLVS-FM
History
First air date
February 1992
Call sign meaning
W X FLorence[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4470
ClassC2
ERP20,500 watts
HAAT238 meters (781 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
34°54′17″N 87°24′02″W / 34.90472°N 87.40056°W / 34.90472; -87.40056
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekix96country.com

WXFL (96.1 FM, "KIX 96") is a country music-formatted radio station based in Florence, Alabama, United States and owned by Big River Broadcasting, a company established by legendary rock and roll music producer Sam Phillips.[3] WXFL serves Florence and the Tennessee Valley with an ERP of 20,500 watts.

This station has held the WXFL call sign since 1990.[4] Television station WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida held this call sign from 1983 to 1989.[5]

WXFL has a simulcast partner, WLVS-FM, in Clifton, Tennessee, which broadcasts on 106.5 FM. WXFL can also be heard globally through its online audio stream.

  1. ^ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXFL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "Radio Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ^ "TV Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.