WMWX
Encyclopedia
WMWX — branded ClassX — is a non-profit American
radio station
in the Cincinnati, Ohio
area. The station plays a rock music
format, particularly "album-oriented rock
" or AOR. The station has a number of specialty shows which focus on various genres of music including: local music, 80s Hair Metal, 60s Psychedelic Rock
, Blues Music, Rock Legends, album-oriented rock
, Progressive Rock
, The Beatles
, Floydian Slip
and The "ClassX Record Club". The station prides itself in the all-volunteer staff that includes live on-air disc jockeys that have a true passion for all genres of Rock Music. The station is owned and operated by Spryex Communications.
United States
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radio station
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...
in the Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
area. The station plays a rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
format, particularly "album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
" or AOR. The station has a number of specialty shows which focus on various genres of music including: local music, 80s Hair Metal, 60s Psychedelic Rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
, Blues Music, Rock Legends, album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
, Progressive Rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Floydian Slip
Floydian Slip
Floydian Slip is a weekly, one-hour syndicated radio program featuring the music of British rock band Pink Floyd.The show is created and hosted by Craig Bailey of Winooski, Vermont, who aired his first episode in January 1989 on Ithaca College's 106-VIC in Ithaca, N.Y., as a senior Television-Radio...
and The "ClassX Record Club". The station prides itself in the all-volunteer staff that includes live on-air disc jockeys that have a true passion for all genres of Rock Music. The station is owned and operated by Spryex Communications.
History
WMWX, 88.9 FM signed on the air with 5,000 watts on August 6, 2006. ClassX on 88.9 FM, WMWX; reaches potentially nearly 1.8 million listeners in the greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana area. ClassX is a True Rock format. The station promises a variety and exposure of new artists and their music as well as deep tracks off of old classic rock albums. ClassX is Album Rock: a mix of New Melodic Album Rock releases combined with lost Classic Rock tracks from the past 40 years. In 2011, 88.9 FM expanded it's broadcasting signal to simulcasting on 89.1 FM (WKCX) in Cincinnati as well as 89.3 FM (WYNS) in Waynesville, Ohio.Specialty shows
WMWX, 88.9 FM currently airs the following specialty radio shows:- Kindred Sanction (Tuesdays 8 PM-10 PM) - Local Rock.
- Paisley Mushroom (Wednesdays 6 PM-8 PM) - 1960s Psychedelic rockPsychedelic rockPsychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
. - Indigo Blues Show (Wednesdays 8 PM-11 PM) - Blues Music
- Rock Legends (Thursdays 6 PM-8 PM) - Focusing on a specified band each week that has been a major influence in the history of Rock.
- The Rock Show (Fridays 8 PM-11 PM) - 1970s and 1980s Lost and Classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
. - The Aisle of Plenty (Saturdays 6 AM-8 AM)- Progressive RockProgressive rockProgressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
from the past 40 years. - Beatles-A-Rama ( http://www.beatlesarama.com/ )(Saturdays 8 AM-10 AM)- The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
. - Floydian SlipFloydian SlipFloydian Slip is a weekly, one-hour syndicated radio program featuring the music of British rock band Pink Floyd.The show is created and hosted by Craig Bailey of Winooski, Vermont, who aired his first episode in January 1989 on Ithaca College's 106-VIC in Ithaca, N.Y., as a senior Television-Radio...
(http://www.floydianslip.com/ ) (Saturdays 6 PM-7 PM)- 1 hour syndicated show on the history and music of Pink FloydPink FloydPink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
. - The ClassX Record Club (Saturdays 7 PM-10 PM)- Album-oriented RockAlbum-oriented rockAlbum-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
, Lost Rock, Hair Metal.
- The Bedtime Snack (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10PM-11PM; Wednesday, Friday: 11PM- Midnight)- A Classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
tracked from cover to cover in a daily evening retrospective show.