WXNA-LP

WXNA-LP (101.5 FM) is a community-oriented 501c3 low-powered FM radio station that is licensed to and located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The freeform formatted station operates with an effective radiated power of 100 watts. The station’s studio is located within a building that also houses Grimey's New and Preloved Music and The Basement at 1604 Eighth Avenue South in downtown Nashville. WXNA was voted "Best Radio Station" by the readers of the Nashville Scene in the 2017 "Best of Nashville" issue. [1]

WXNA-LP
CityNashville, Tennessee
Broadcast areaNashville
SloganLow Power, High Voltage Radio
Frequency101.5 MHz
First air dateJune 4, 2016 (2016-06-04)
FormatFreeform
ERP100 watts
HAAT30 metres (98 ft)
ClassL1
Transmitter coordinates36°10′37″N 86°46′41″W
OwnerWRVU Friends and Family
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wxnafm.org

History

After the 2011 sale of the license of WRVU, the college radio station of Vanderbilt University, several disc jockeys who had worked at WRVU organized the intent to create a new non-profit radio station, which became WXNA.[2] (WRVU became an internet-only radio station after the station’s FM signal went off the air in 2011, but returned a short time after as Nashville Public Radio's classical radio station WFCL, making it a sister station of WPLN-AM-FM.)

The co-founders of WXNA are Roger Blanton (Delicious Elixir), Ashley Crownover (Set Records to Stun), Randy Fox (Hipbilly Jamboree), Jonathan Grigsby (Set Records to Stun), Heather Lose (Aging Hipster), Laura Powers (Needles + Pins), and Pete Wilson (Nashville Jumps)[3]. After several fundraisers and the process of application filing with the Federal Communications Commission, WXNA-LP signed on the air, broadcasting at 101.5 megahertz, on June 4, 2016.[4]

Programming

The station features a mixture of music, talk shows, cultural and public affairs programming. Everything broadcast on WXNA is locally-produced. Several professional musicians who reside in the Nashville area have their own radio shows on WXNA, as do a handful of deejays who previously worked in commercial radio. The station's block-formatting means that WXNA carries shows in a wide range of formats, from jazz to blues to hip-hop, Americana, punk rock and beyond. [5][6] All programming is listener-supported as it is a 501c3, and WXNA is underwritten by local businesses.

Coverage area

WXNA-LP’s 100 watts of power is just enough to cover the entire core area of the Nashville area.[7] One can hear the station outside of the Nashville area via the station’s online stream on their website, or on the TuneIn mobile app. [8][9]

See also

References
  1. https://local.nashvillescene.com/publication/best-of-nashville/2017/media-and-politics/best-radio-station
  2. http://theeastnashvillian.com/article/rock--roll-radio-lets-go
  3. http://www.wxnafm.org/history/
  4. https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/article/13064330/five-years-after-wrvu-left-the-airwaves-community-radio-is-back-and-better-than-ever-on-wxna
  5. Rau, Nate (March 5, 2016). "WXNA brings community-driven radio to Nashville". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  6. "WXNA powers up, launching Nashville's newest independent radio station in five years". Bobcat Beat. June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  7. http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WXNA-FL
  9. About US -- WXNA
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