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WKXB
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Broadcast area | Wilmington, North Carolina |
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| Frequency | 99.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Jamm♪n 99.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic oldies |
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| Ownership | |
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| WAZO, WILT, WMFD, WRMR | |
| History | |
First air date | December 13, 1964 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 59481 | |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 26,000 watts |
| HAAT | 177 meters (581 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°5′52.3″N 77°58′17.2″W / 34.097861°N 77.971444°W |
| Translator | HD2: 95.9 W240AS (Wilmington) |
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WKXB (99.9 FM, "Jammin' 99.9") is a rhythmic oldies formatted radio station licensed to Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina, and serving the Wilmington, North Carolina area.
History
[edit]WKXB launched as WPGF-FM, a sister station to WPGF. It adopted an adult contemporary format as WVBS-FM in the early 1980s. WVBS-FM would flip to a Top 40/CHR format in the mid-1980s named "All Hit B100". In 1993, WVBS-FM dropped its CHR format and became Country-formatted "Kix Country 99.9" with new calls WKXB. In 1999, WKXB again switched formats to Jammin' Oldies as "Jammin 99.9".[2] WKXB more than doubled its audience and became the number one station in the market.[3]
In 2001, WKXB shifted to a more Rhythmic Adult Contemporary format. As of 2012, it has returned to Rhythmic Oldies, predominantly from the 1960s thru 1980s.
In July 2004, NextMedia Group purchased WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc., and WRQR, WAZO, and WMFD from Ocean Broadcasting LLC.[4]
In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting announced its purchase of NextMedia's Wilmington stations.[5]
On March 31, 2010, WKXB reduced its power output from 100,000 watts to 35,000 watts in a transmitter and city of license move from Burgaw, North Carolina to Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina to allow a signal boost by co-owned and co-channeled WCMC-FM in the Raleigh market.
In 2026 Curtis Media Group purchased WKXB and five other stations from Capitol Broadcasting's Sunrise Broadcasting for $1.75 million.[6]
HD Signal
[edit]In June 2018, WKXB launched "95.9 The Breeze" on its HD2 signal, as well as on translator W240AS 95.9 FM Wilmington, which had been used by WMFD. The soft adult contemporary format included Chicago, Elton John, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Phil Collins, Hall & Oates, the Eagles, and Lionel Richie.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKXB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Morgan Lee, "Station Jilts Country to Woo Female Listeners", Star-News, March 2, 1999.
- ^ Toby Eddings, "WDAI returns to top of radio ratings," The Sun News, Aug. 22, 1999.
- ^ Bonnie Eksten, "Ocean Broadcasting, Sea-Comm Stations Sold to NextMedia - New Owner to Operate Locally," Star-News, July 14, 2004.
- ^ "Capitol Broadcasting acquires seven radio stations in deals worth nearly $13M". www.wral.com. July 16, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
- ^ Venta, Lance (April 29, 2026). "Curtis Media Acquires Sunrise Broadcasting Wilmington". Radioinsight. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
- ^ "Soft AC Breeze Launches In Wilmington - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Station website
- Facility details for Facility ID 59481 (WKXB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKXB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 72868 (W240AS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W240AS at FCCdata.org