WXAJ
WXAJ (99.7 FM), carrying the on-air branding of "99-7 The Mix," is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Hillsboro, Illinois in the Springfield, Illinois market.
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| City | Hillsboro, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Springfield, Illinois |
| Frequency | 99.7 MHz |
| Branding | 99-7 The Mix |
| Slogan | 90s, 2K, and Today |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Neuhoff Corp. (Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC) |
| History | |
| First air date | 1991[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 4738 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft)[2] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
History
The frequency first went on the air in 1991 and has been owned by Clear Channel Media + Entertainment, among other companies. The station first aired an adult contemporary format as "99.7 The Mix". However, this was changed in 2002 to a contemporary hit radio format as "99-7 KISSFM".
In January 2016, the station's sound evolved from the CHR format by adding more classic hits, adding most songs recorded before 2010 while keeping established CHR artists such as The Chainsmokers, Maroon 5 and DNCE. With that, the format shifted from CHR to an adult hits-leaning rhythmic contemporary format. To reflect the shift, WXAJ's slogan was changed from "All Of Today's Best Music" to "Springfield's #1 Best Hit Music Station", promoting itself as Springfield's top station for hit music.
On March 6, 2017, at 6 a.m, the station flipped to a Hot AC format, and re-adopted the old "99-7 The Mix" moniker.[3]
References
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- "WXAJ-FM 99.7 MHz". radio-locator. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- 99.7 Kiss FM Gets Mixed
External links
- WXAJ in the FCC's FM station database
- WXAJ on Radio-Locator
- WXAJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database