WYYX
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WYYX is a commercial radio station
located in Panama City Beach, Florida
that has its transmitter licensed for Bonifay, Florida
, broadcasting to the Panama City, Florida
area on 97.7 FM
. WYYX airs a modern rock
music format. It is known as "Panama City's Rock Station."
The station currently carries the syndicated Lex and Terry
from Dallas
on weekday mornings. Other notable on-air personalities includes Sara, middays, 10AM until 2pm; "Afternoon Riot" with local personalities ShortBus & Dr. Stroke Mastro, 2pm until 6PM; and "Hard Drive XL with Lou Brutus" airs 6PM until 11pm.
WTBB (Townsend Broadcasting) began as a local station in 1983, using mostly a pre-recorded format, and was housed in the old Bank of Bonifay building. Manager Larry Donaldson also carried local ballgames and political events, and even had the occasional local remote. Most people thought he owned the station until it sold in 1992 and he moved on.
Radio station
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located in Panama City Beach, Florida
Panama City Beach, Florida
Panama City Beach is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico coast. The city is often referred to under the umbrella term of "Panama City", despite being a distinct municipality from the older and larger inland Panama City to the east, making Panama City and Panama City...
that has its transmitter licensed for Bonifay, Florida
Bonifay, Florida
Bonifay is a city in Holmes County, Florida, United States. Bonifay was given its name from a prominent family that had a brick making factory in Pensacola, FL. Frank Bonifay, the man behind the town's name, bought a stake in the L%N, now CSX, Railroad. As W. D...
, broadcasting to the Panama City, Florida
Panama City, Florida
-Personal income:The median income for a household in the city was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,830...
area on 97.7 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. WYYX airs a modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
music format. It is known as "Panama City's Rock Station."
The station currently carries the syndicated Lex and Terry
Lex and Terry
Lex and Terry is a syndicated morning radio hosted by Lex Staley and Terry Jaymes. Currently based in Dallas, Texas, the show is distributed by United Stations Radio Networks. It is heard during weekday mornings on 30 radio stations in the U.S. and on XM 165....
from Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
on weekday mornings. Other notable on-air personalities includes Sara, middays, 10AM until 2pm; "Afternoon Riot" with local personalities ShortBus & Dr. Stroke Mastro, 2pm until 6PM; and "Hard Drive XL with Lou Brutus" airs 6PM until 11pm.
WTBB (Townsend Broadcasting) began as a local station in 1983, using mostly a pre-recorded format, and was housed in the old Bank of Bonifay building. Manager Larry Donaldson also carried local ballgames and political events, and even had the occasional local remote. Most people thought he owned the station until it sold in 1992 and he moved on.