WXNC

WXNC
Broadcast areaCharlotte metropolitan area
Frequency1060 kHz
BrandingLa Z 99.1 y 97.3 FM
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
  • Norsan Group
  • (Norsan Consulting and Management, Inc.)
WGSP, WGSP-FM, WNOW, WOLS
History
First air date
1947
Former call signs
WMAP (1947–1989)
WKRE (1989–2004)
WBTB (2004)
WXNC (2004–Present)
Call sign meaning
North Carolina
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57451
ClassD
Power4,000 watts day
2,400 watts critical hours
Translator(s)97.3 W247CV (Monroe)
Repeater(s)1030 WNOW (Mint Hill)
Links
Public license information

WXNC (1060 AM) is a commercial radio station in Monroe, North Carolina, serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Regional Mexican radio format, branded as “La Z” It is owned by the Norsan Group. This station also simulcasts on WNOW 1030 AM

WXNC is a daytimer station. By day, WXNC is powered at 4,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna.[2] But because AM 1060 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KYW Philadelphia and XECPAE Mexico City, WXNC must sign off at night to avoid interference. During critical hours, it is powered at 2,400 watts. Programming is heard around the clock on FM translator W247CV at 97.3 MHz.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXNC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WXNC