WWXL

WWXL (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Manchester, Kentucky, broadcasting with a full-time signal of 1,000 watts. The station broadcasts a sports talk format. The station also broadcasts the full slate of Clay County High School football and basketball games, select coverage of Clay County High School girls' basketball games, and select games of Clay County Elementary School football andbasketball games. The General Manager of WWXL AM is Tyler Wolfe whose on-air name is The Wolfeman.

WWXL
CityManchester, Kentucky
Broadcast areaClay, Laurel, Knox, Bell, Leslie, Owsley, Whitley, S.E Rockcastle, Perry, & Jackson Counties.
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingSports Talk 1450
SloganClay County's Sports Station!
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsCBS Sports Radio
Ownership
OwnerJonathan Smith
(Choice Radio Corporation)
History
First air dateNovember 1956
Technical information
Facility ID72441
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Links
WebsiteWWXL Online

The station broadcasts from studios at 103 Third Street in downtown Manchester.

History

Established in 1956, WWXL is Clay County's oldest radio station. The station was originally a daytime-only service assigned to 1580 kHz. It was transferred to 1450 kHz, 24-hour operation and 250 watts in 1958; power increased to the present 1,000 watts in 1959.

History of call letters

The call letters WWXL previously were assigned to an AM station in Peoria, Illinois. It began broadcasting May 24, 1948, on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).[1]

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References
  1. "WWXL on Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 24, 1948. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


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