WXLO
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| City | Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Worcester, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts |
| Branding | 104.5 XLO |
| Slogan | New England's Best Variety |
| Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
| First air date | August 1960[1] |
| Format | Hot AC |
| ERP |
37,000 watts 10 watts (Boston on-channel booster) 150 watts (horizontal) (Lexington on-channel booster) 450 watts (vertical) (Lexington on-channel booster) ALL Boosters are construction permits that are pending FCC approval |
| HAAT | 172 meters (564 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 43557 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°30′29″N 71°49′34″W / 42.508°N 71.826°WCoordinates: 42°30′29″N 71°49′34″W / 42.508°N 71.826°W |
| Former callsigns |
WFGM-FM (1960–1964) WBNE-FM (1964–1967) WFMP (1967–1984) WXLO (1984–1991) WXLO-FM (1991–1997)[2] |
| Former frequencies | 104.7 MHz (1960–1964) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WORC-FM, WWFX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wxlo.com |
WXLO (104.5 FM; "104.5 XLO") is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station owned by Cumulus Media, licensed to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and serving the Worcester and Boston, Massachusetts markets,[3] broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 104.5 MHz. The studio is located in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, and its transmission tower is located in the Leominster State Forest in Leominster, Massachusetts.[4]
The call sign WXLO was chosen in 1984 by station management in tribute to the former New York station (which is now WEPN-FM). In 1991, the call sign was changed to WXLO-FM, when WFGL 960 briefly changed their call sign to WXLO.[5] The station was reassigned the WXLO call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on June 5, 1997.[2]
WXLO is often the most listened-to adult radio station in the Worcester market. WXLO also has a substantial audience in the Boston metro area, especially the area known as MetroWest. Outside the station's hot AC format, WXLO airs specialty programming, and the Awesome 80's Saturday Night. WXLO also spotlights that genre of music with an annual event known as the "Awesome 80's Prom". WXLO also hosts an annual Acoustic Christmas event at Mechanics Hall in Worcester that has featured artists such as Train, Guster, Lee Dewyze, Daughtry, Delta Rae, Steven Page, Gavin DeGraw, and Andy Grammer.
On air personalities include; Jen Carter and Frank Foley in the morning, Laura St. James, Rick Brackett, Chuck Perks, Diana "Lady D." Steele, and Lindsay Bohigian.
References
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-215. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101505043&qnum=5160©num=1&exhcnum=1
- ↑ http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=164919
- ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=8418&Callsign=WFGL