WCXI
Encyclopedia
WCXI is a radio station
licensed to Fenton, Michigan
. The station broadcasts to the Flint
area and the northwestern suburbs of Detroit.
The station went on the air in 1985 as WFEN with a MOR format and has sported several formats (including country
, oldies
, black gospel, and most recently classic country
) and call signs in the years since. Although it is licensed for around-the-clock operations, WCXI does not broadcast at night.
As of September 2010, WCXI has dropped its classic country format and is now playing oldies
in a temporary relocation of the format of sister station WPON
1460 AM in Walled Lake, Michigan
. It is not clear at this time whether this arrangement is permanent, but the station has a construction permit to change its city of license to Wixom
in Oakland County
and increase its daytime power to 15,000 watts, which would effectively make it a suburban Detroit station. WPON went silent in October 2010 so improvements could be made to its signal with WPON's programming continuing on WCXI.
The WCXI calls were used in Detroit from the late 1970s to the early 1990s at what is now WDFN
1130 AM, and also in the early 1980s as WCXI-FM at 92.3 FM (now WMXD
). It has also been used at what was previously and is now WIBM
1450 AM in Jackson, Michigan
. Fittingly, all stations previously using the WCXI calls played country music.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Fenton, Michigan
Fenton, Michigan
Fenton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan that lies mostly in Genesee County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,756. The city was incorporated from Fenton Township in Genesee County, and the city and township are administratively autonomous.-History:In the 1970s, the city...
. The station broadcasts to the Flint
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
area and the northwestern suburbs of Detroit.
The station went on the air in 1985 as WFEN with a MOR format and has sported several formats (including country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
, black gospel, and most recently classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
) and call signs in the years since. Although it is licensed for around-the-clock operations, WCXI does not broadcast at night.
As of September 2010, WCXI has dropped its classic country format and is now playing oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
in a temporary relocation of the format of sister station WPON
WPON
WPON is a radio station in the Detroit market, broadcasting from a 6-tower array in Walled Lake, Michigan. WPON was founded in September 1954, with studios in Pontiac, Michigan, and towers located at the corner of Square Lake Road and Telegraph Road in neighboring Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.The...
1460 AM in Walled Lake, Michigan
Walled Lake, Michigan
Walled Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,999 at the 2010 census.-Origins of the name:The town's name is said to have been given by the first Euro-American settler, Walter Hewitt, in 1825...
. It is not clear at this time whether this arrangement is permanent, but the station has a construction permit to change its city of license to Wixom
Wixom, Michigan
Wixom is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,498 at the 2010 census. The city was home to the former Wixom Assembly Plant, which produced the Lincoln LS, the Ford Thunderbird, the Ford GT, and the Lincoln Town Car...
in Oakland County
Oakland County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...
and increase its daytime power to 15,000 watts, which would effectively make it a suburban Detroit station. WPON went silent in October 2010 so improvements could be made to its signal with WPON's programming continuing on WCXI.
The WCXI calls were used in Detroit from the late 1970s to the early 1990s at what is now WDFN
WDFN
WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and until the end of the 2008-09 NBA season, was the flagship station for the Detroit Pistons....
1130 AM, and also in the early 1980s as WCXI-FM at 92.3 FM (now WMXD
WMXD
WMXD is a Clear Channel-owned Urban AC FM radio station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, that broadcasts on the frequency of 92.3 MHz. WMXD, which bills itself as "Today's R&B and the Best Old School Jamz," is consistently a very highly rated station in Detroit's Arbitron ratings reports,...
). It has also been used at what was previously and is now WIBM
WIBM
WIBM is an ESPN Radio branded Sports Talk station in Jackson, Michigan. The station broadcasts at 1450 kHz on the AM dial. Jackson Radio Works owns the station along with news/talk WKHM-AM 970 and hot AC WKHM-FM "K105.3"....
1450 AM in Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
. Fittingly, all stations previously using the WCXI calls played country music.
External links
- Two entries about WCXI including MP3 airchecks - at the Radio Kitchen blog