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| Frequency | 540kHzC-QUAMAM Stereo |
| Branding | Album Rock 540, The Goat |
| Programming | |
| Format | Album-oriented rock (AOR) |
| Ownership | |
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| WBHR,WHMH-FM,WMIN,WVAL | |
| History | |
First air date | 2011 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 161448 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 850watts day 250 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°36′18″N94°8′21″W / 45.60500°N 94.13917°W /45.60500; -94.13917 |
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| Repeater(s) | 101.7-2 WHMH-HD2 (Sauk Rapids) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 540wxyg.com |
WXYG (540AM) is aradio station licensed to serve thecommunity ofSauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States. The station is part of theTri-County Broadcasting group and thebroadcast license is held by the Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust. WXYG broadcasts analbum-oriented rock (AOR) format. In addition to a standardanalog transmission, WXYGsimulcasts over the secondHD Radiodigital subchannel ofsister stationWHMH-FM, and streams online via theTuneIn app.
This station received its originalconstruction permit from theFederal Communications Commission on July 26,2007.[3] The new station was assigned thecall sign WXYG by the FCC on September 10, 2007.[1] The call sign was changed to WMIN on August 12, 2008; to WPPI on December 2, 2008; and back to WXYG on December 14, 2009.[1] This construction permit was scheduled to expire on July 25, 2010.[3]
As of November 8, 2010, WXYG, which had been occasionally testing with a mix of rock andcountry music since June, began playingChristmas music. The station resumed testing after the holiday season. On May 23, 2011, the FCC granted the stationprogram test authority to begin broadcasting before receiving its broadcast license.
On June 24, 2011, WXYG ended testing and signed on the air withalbum-oriented rock, branded as "Album Rock 540, The Goat". The station'sbroadcast license was issued by the FCC on January 27, 2012. The station plays a large library of deepclassic rock album cuts.[4]
The station shares towers with three of its sister AM stations. There are seven total towers.[5]
In March 2016 WXYG was granted anFCCconstruction permit to increase the day power to 850 watts.[6]Work on the upgraded signal was complete by mid-June 2016. The station now broadcasts with 850 watts during the day. The station celebrated its fifth birthday in late June 2016 by playing its entire library from A-Z. Station program manager Al Neff noted it would take nine to ten days to get through the entire catalog.[7]
WXYG broadcasts with a power of 850 watts during the daytime hours utilizing atower array of 4 towers and a power of 250 watts during the nighttime hours utilizing a tower array of 3 towers.[8] The station's daytime signal provides at least grade B (fringe) coverage to theTwin Cities, as well as locations such asNorth Branch,Hutchinson,Alexandria, and as far east asNew Richmond,[9]Grantsburg,[10]Hudson,[11]Spring Valley,[12]River Falls,[13]St. Croix Falls,[14]Ellsworth,[15] andRice Lake[16] inWisconsin[17] and its nighttime signal is aimed due south and extends as far south as Hutchinson andGlencoe, and as far west asAlbany, but only as far east asZimmerman.[18] WXYG'sskywave signal has been received as far southeast asBarrington, Illinois (nearChicago)[19] and as far west asSheridan, Wyoming.[20]
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