WMWX

WMWX (88.9 FM) – branded as ClassX Radio – is a non-commercial classic rock radio station licensed to Miamitown, Ohio. WMWX is owned by Spryex Communications. The WMWX studios are located in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash, Ohio, while the station transmitter resides in Brookville, Indiana and offices in Liberty Township, Ohio.

WMWX
CityMiamitown, Ohio
Broadcast areaGreater Cincinnati
BrandingClassX Radio
SloganWe Are What They Were
Frequency88.9 MHz
Repeater(s)89.1 WYNS Waynesville
First air dateAugust 6, 2006
FormatClassic rock
ERP4,600 watts
HAAT114 meters
ClassA
Facility ID93070
Transmitter coordinates39°19′18.00″N 84°57′33.00″W
Call sign meaningW M W "ClassX"
OwnerSpryex Communications, Inc
WebcastListen Live
Websiteclassxradio.com

WMWX primarily serves western parts of Greater Cincinnati, but also extends its signal by using one full-power repeater. Licensed to Waynesville, Ohio, repeater WYNS (89.1 FM) provides coverage to Warren County, Ohio.

On April 19, 2019, WMWX and its repeater stations dropped the "ClassX" classic rock format and began stunting and launched a Christian classic hits format two days later, branded as "Touch FM". and on November 1, 2019, dropped TouchFM and returned ClassX Radio's format.[1]

History

WMWX signed on the air with 5,000 watts on August 6, 2006. WMWX aired an Album Rock format. In 2011, WMWX expanded its broadcasting signal to simulcasting on 89.1 FM (WKCX) in Cincinnati as well as 89.1 FM (WYNS) in Waynesville, Ohio.[2][3]

Current "ClassX" programming

WMWX used an all-volunteer staff with live on-air disc jockeys. Until April 19, 2019 the station aired a variety of classic rock, including heavy metal, psychedelic rock, blues, progressive rock, garage rock, and hair metal, as well as specialty shows featuring The Beatles (Beatles-a-Rama) and Pink Floyd (Floydian Slip).[4][5]

Other notes

The call sign WMWX was previously used for Philadelphia's Mix 95.7 station, now broadcasting as WBEN-FM.

References
  1. ClassX Cincinnati Gets Touched With Christian Classic Hits Radioinsight - April 22, 2019
  2. http://www.classxradio.com/displayPage.php?pageId=5
  3. http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-19618-sweet-child-09.html
  4. http://www.beatlesarama.com/
  5. http://www.floydianslip.com/radio-show/affiliates-map.php
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