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| Broadcast area | Champaign-Urbana,Illinois |
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| Frequency | 99.1MHz |
| Branding | WYXY Classic 99.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WIXY,WLRW,WREE | |
| History | |
First air date | 1970 (as WIAI) |
Former call signs | WXTT (2004–2010) WXLS (September 2003–July 2004) WIAI (1970–2003) |
Call sign meaning | from sister country stationWIXY |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 28195 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°08′53.1″N87°46′21.1″W / 40.148083°N 87.772528°W /40.148083; -87.772528(NAD83) |
| Translators | 99.1W256BN (November–December 2009) 97.9W250AT (2004–2009) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wyxyclassic.com |
WYXY (99.1FM) is aradio station licensed forSavoy, Illinois. It is owned by Saga Communications, and operated as part of its Illini Radio Group.[1]
WYXY formerly had the callsignsWIAI thenWXLS. It was sold from IAI Broadcasting to Saga Communications in 2004 and changed its callsign toWXTT. During that time, the station was known on-air (popularly) as Extra 99.1. In early January 2010, the WXTT format was moved to 100.3WIXY-HD2 and its analogtranslator 92.1W221CK in Champaign and the"WIXY Classic" format that was being tested on those stations was moved to 99.1.[2] On January 9, 2010, 99.1 changed its callsign to WYXY.
WYXY had an associatedbroadcast translator, 99.7W259BGChampaign, Illinois, which wasW256BN until December 9, 2009, and before that wasW250AT since July 8, 2004.[3]
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