WKXB

WKXB
City Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
Broadcast area Wilmington, North Carolina
Branding Jamm♪n 99.9
Slogan The Greatest Hits Of All Time
Frequency 99.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s) 95.9 W240AS (Wilmington, relays HD2)
First air date December 13, 1964 (as WPGF-FM)
Format FM/HD1: Rhythmic Oldies
HD2: Soft Adult Contemporary "95.9 The Breeze"
ERP 26,000 watts
HAAT 177 meters (581 ft)
Class C2
Facility ID 59481
Former callsigns WPGF-FM (1964-?)
WPJC (?-1981)
WVBS-FM (1981-1993)
Owner Capitol Broadcasting Company
Sister stations WAZO, WILT, WMFD
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website jammin999fm.com
959thebreeze.com

WKXB ("Jammin' 99.9") is a Rhythmic Oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina and serving the Wilmington, North Carolina area.

History

WKXB launched as adult contemporary formatted WVBS in the early 1980s. WVBS would flip to a Top 40 format in the late 1980s named All Hit "B100". In 1993, WVBS became Country formatted "Kix Country 99.9" with new calls WKXB. In 1999, WKXB again switched formats to Jammin' Oldies as "Jammin 99.9".[1] WKXB more than doubled its audience and became the number one station in the market.[2]

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.[3]

In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting announced its purchase of NextMedia's Wilmington stations.[4]

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 to Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina to allow a signal boost by co-owned and co-channeled WCMC-FM in the Raleigh market.

HD Signal

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Morgan Lee, "Station Jilts Country to Woo Female Listeners", Star-News, March 2, 1999.
  2. ↑ Toby Eddings, "WDAI returns to top of radio ratings," The Sun News, Aug. 22, 1999.
  3. ↑ Bonnie Eksten, "Ocean Broadcasting, Sea-Comm Stations Sold to NextMedia - New Owner to Operate Locally," Star-News, July 14, 2004.
  4. ↑ http://www.wral.com/business/story/3215727/, Retrieved on 2008/09/22.
  5. ↑ "Soft AC Breeze Launches In Wilmington - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
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