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WXYG is an American radio station
intended to serve Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
, USA. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting
group and the construction permit
is held by Herbert M. Hoppe. WXYG recently signed on the air with a classic rock
format.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on July 26, 2007
. The new station was assigned the call sign
WXYG by the FCC on September 10, 2007. The call sign was changed to WMIN on August 12, 2008, to WPPI on December 2, 2008, and back to WXYG on December 14, 2009. This construction permit was scheduled to expire on July 25, 2010.
As of November 8, 2010, WXYG, which has been occasionally testing with a mix of rock and country music
since June, began playing Christmas music
. The station resumed testing after the holiday season. On May 23, 2011, the FCC granted the station program text authority to begin broadcasting before receiving its broadcast license.
On June 24, 2011 WXYG ended testing and signed on the air with album rock, branded as "Album Rock 540, The Goat".
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...
intended to serve Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,213 people, 3,921 households, and 2,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,234.1 people per square mile . There were 4,017 housing units at an average density of 878.7 per square mile...
, USA. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting
Tri-County Broadcasting
Tri-County Broadcasting is a small radio broadcasting company located in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. It is owned by Herbert M. Hoppe, long time local radio broadcaster who started out building small AM stations. The stations serve the St...
group and the construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
is held by Herbert M. Hoppe. WXYG recently signed on the air with a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic 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...
format.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on July 26, 2007
2007 in radio
The year 2007 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 8: Nanci "The Fabulous Sports Babe" Donnellan returns to radio after a six-year absence, filling in for local hosts in Florida....
. The new station was assigned the call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
WXYG by the FCC on September 10, 2007. The call sign was changed to WMIN on August 12, 2008, to WPPI on December 2, 2008, and back to WXYG on December 14, 2009. This construction permit was scheduled to expire on July 25, 2010.
As of November 8, 2010, WXYG, which has been occasionally testing with a mix of rock and country music
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...
since June, began playing Christmas music
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
. The station resumed testing after the holiday season. On May 23, 2011, the FCC granted the station program text authority to begin broadcasting before receiving its broadcast license.
On June 24, 2011 WXYG ended testing and signed on the air with album rock, branded as "Album Rock 540, The Goat".