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| Broadcast area | Lexington Metro Area |
| Frequency | 101.5MHz |
| Branding | 101.5 Jack FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Affiliations | Jack FM network |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | May 12,1972 (as WCBR-FM at 101.7) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 101.7 MHz (1972–1995) |
Call sign meaning | Lexington |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71249 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 9,000 watts |
| HAAT | 165 meters (541 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°52′45.2″N84°19′32.7″W / 37.879222°N 84.325750°W /37.879222; -84.325750 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
WLXX (101.5FM) is acommercial radio stationlicensed toRichmond, Kentucky, and serving theLexington metropolitan area. The station is owned byCumulus Media,[3] and is silent. Beforehand, it had anadult hits format, supplied by thenationally syndicated "Jack FM" radio service.
WLXX's studios and offices are in theKincaid Towers in Downtown Lexington. Thetransmitter is off Igo Road, nearInterstate 75, in ruralMadison County just south of theKentucky River.[4]
The station went on the air in 1972 as WCBR-FM, the FM sister station toWCBR in Richmond. It later had anoldies format as WMCQ-FM andclassic hits andsports formats as WLRO. From 2007 to 2014, it simulcast thetalk programming ofWVLK as WVLK-FM. It then carried the "Nash Icon"country music format until 2018, when it joined "Jack FM"; the call sign changed to WLXX in 2020. Cumulus Media, which has owned the station since 1999, took WLXX silent in 2025.
On May 12, 1972, the stationsigned on as WCBR-FM.[5] It mostlysimulcast co-ownedWCBR (1110 AM). WCBR-FM was owned by Parker Broadcasting and originally was heard on 101.7 MHz.
In 1995, the station—by WMCQ-FM—switched to 101.5 MHz, getting a boost in power.[6] It also entered into alocal marketing agreement withWLTO (102.5 FM), and assumed that station's previous "Arrow"classic hits format and WLROcall sign; WMCQ'soldies format moved to WLTO.[7] In 1999, WLRO was acquired by current ownerCumulus Media.[8] The station switched to asports radio format.
The WVLK-FM call sign was assigned by theFederal Communications Commission on May 23, 2007.[1] The new call sign reflected a simulcast withWVLK (590 AM), giving thattalk station an FM outlet for listeners who prefer FM radio. On October 31, 2014, at 6 a.m., WVLK-FM dropped its talk programming and beganstunting by playing only music byGarth Brooks as "Garth 101.5". At 5 p.m. that day, WVLK-FM changed its format tocountry music, joining theNash Icon network as "101.5 Nash Icon".
On the morning of February 20, 2018, WVLK-FM flipped toadult hits as "101.5 Jack FM".[9] On September 4, 2020, WVLK-FM swapped call letters withWLXX (92.9 FM), which previously held the WVLK-FM call sign from 1979 to 2003.[10]
In early March 2025, Cumulus took WLXXoff the air while evaluating the station's future. It was the first of a series of Cumulus stations to be closed after being deemed "no longer a strategic fit" by the company.[11]