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| Broadcast area | Greater Cincinnati |
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| Frequency | 88.9MHz |
| Branding | ClassX Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Spryex Communications, Inc. |
| WHSS | |
| History | |
First air date | August 6,2006 |
Call sign meaning | W M W "ClassX" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 93070 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,600watts |
| HAAT | 114meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°19′18.00″N84°57′33.00″W / 39.3216667°N 84.9591667°W /39.3216667; -84.9591667 |
| Repeater(s) | 89.1 WYNS (Waynesville) 89.5WHSS (Hamilton) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | classxradio.com |
WMWX (88.9FM) – branded asClassX Radio – is a non-commercialclassic rockradio station licensed toMiamitown,Ohio. WMWX is owned by Spryex Communications. The WMWX studios are located in the Cincinnati suburb ofBlue Ash, Ohio, while the station transmitter resides inBrookville, Indiana and offices inLiberty Township, Ohio.
WMWX primarily serves western parts ofGreater Cincinnati, but also extends its signal by using two full-powerrepeaters. Licensed toWaynesville, Ohio, repeater WYNS (89.1 FM) provides coverage toWarren County, Ohio. Licensed toHamilton, Ohio, repeaterWHSS (89.5 FM) provides coverage toButler 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
WMWX has an all-volunteer staff with live on-air disc jockeys. The station airs a variety ofclassic rock, includingheavy metal,psychedelic rock,blues,progressive rock,garage rock, andhair metal, as well as specialty shows featuringThe Beatles (Beatles-a-Rama),Pink Floyd (Floydian Slip), andReelin' In The Years (a locally produced program that features a weekly theme).[5][6]
The call sign WMWX was previously used for Philadelphia's Mix 95.7 station, now broadcasting asWBEN-FM.