Everything about Wxeg totally explained
WXEG-FM (103.9
FM), known as "The "X", is a
modern rock formatted
radio station based in
Dayton, Ohio, and owned by
Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts at 103.9
MHz with a low
ERP of 2900
Watts. It has three towers located in its city of license of
Beavercreek, Ohio, two are auxiliary.
The "X" branding is also used by
WZRX-FM 107.5 in Ft. Shawnee formerly owned by Clear Channel Lima for its active rock format.
History
WXEG's beginnings was that of WHBM (for
Harry
B.
Miller) FM sister to WELX-AM in
Xenia (the original city of license) and WERM-FM,
Wapakoneta (for
Ernestine
R.
Miller...now Maverick Media-owned
WWSR ). Harry and wife Ernestine were the original owners of the stations using the licensee name West Central Ohio Broadcasters Inc. WELX-AM and WHBM-FM began operations in the late 1960s with a
middle of the road format, then switching in the early 1970s to
progressive jazz and soul gospel. Both stations operated from the WELX transmitter site adjacent to
U.S. Route 35 off June Drive in Xenia. Both stations miraculously survived the
April 3,
1974 tornado which ravaged Xenia and nearby Beavercreek. However, a fire destroyed the small studio/transmitter building around
1977, thus WELX and WHBM both went silent.
Both stations along with WERM were sold in 1978 to separate owners with WELX (now
southern gospel WGNZ) owned by L&D Broadcasting and WHBM sold to Ohio Broadcast Associates becoming
Top-40 formatted WDJX, using the "Xenia/
Fairborn/Beavercreek" top of hour ID giving FM competition to Dayton's
WING (AM). In
1982 WDJX moved its studios (and eventually its city of license) to Beavercreek, later becoming
Hot A/C-formatted "Majic 104" WYMJ-FM. In
1989 WYMJ was purchased by Alan Gray's Dayton Radio, Inc and switched to "Oldies 104".
In the early-1990s it switched to WRVF "The River" with a
country format before being overshadowed by the former WHIO-FM becoming WHKO "K-99.1 FM", then switching in the mid 90s to the current WXEG as "103.9 The Edge", introducing the "new rock" format and moving the studios to Dayton's
Oregon District. During this time, WXEG with sister stations
WONE (AM) and
WTUE (FM) went through several ownerships after being sold by Group One to Stoner Broadcasting, American Radio Systems,
Entercom and finally
Jacor before its merger with Clear Channel.
WXEG in HD
The station started broadcasting in
HD-Radio on
February 2,
2006. As of March 2007, the station simulcasts its analog audio on its HD1 stream and broadcasts a hard rock format on its HD2 stream. The station broadcasts using the MP1 service mode.
Concerts
WXEG hosts an annual
X-Fest every year. The event has sold out for the past three years.
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