WXTU
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| Broadcast area | Philadelphia, PA |
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| First air date | 1940s (as KYW-FM) |
| Frequency | 92.5 MHz |
| Format | Country Music |
| Owner | Beasley Broadcast Group |
WXTU, known as "92-5 XTU, Philadelphia's Country Station", is a Country Music radio station which is broadcast in the Philadelphia area. It is the second largest country radio station in the United States based on listener cume (WUSN in Chicago is the largest). The station plays a variety of country music, including current hits, as well as older hits. WXTU is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, and is Philadelphia's only country radio station. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of the city. WXTU also broadcasts commercial free country music on one of its HD Radio channels, which is separate from the main programming. The WXTU studios and offices are located in the "555 Building" in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
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[edit] On-air schedule
[edit] Weekdays
- 6AM to 10AM - Evans & Andie
- 10AM to 3PM - Leigh Richards
- 3PM to 7PM - Kris Stevens
- 7PM to 12AM - Razz
- 12AM to 6AM - "After MidNite with Blair Garner" (syndicated)
[edit] Weekenders
- Catfish
- Angel Donato
- Rick Edwards
- Frank Michaels
- Jeff Ryan
- Christy Springfield
[edit] Specialty programming
- Weekends 12AM to 6AM - Aftermidnite Weekends with Larry Morgan
- Saturday 6AM to 9AM - Weekly Country Music Countdown
- Sunday 6AM to 11AM - American Country Countdown with Kixx Brooks
- Sunday 11AM to 12PM - Stars of Country with Kris Stevens
[edit] History
For much of 92.5's life, the station was WIFI. From the early days of MOR and talk along with some local sports events, WIFI at the end of the 1960s brought out some of the first "progressive" or "underground" rock programming to the airwaves with Johnny Devereaux and other hosts. In 1970, WIFI dropped local sources for a syndicated MOR format "Hit Parade 1970", giving way after a couple of years to a high-energy AM-style rock format. Short-lived "Rock of the Eighties" (1982) and Urban Contemporary formats followed but withered on the vine. On March 1, 1984 at 1pm the station officially launched a country format as WXTU (the call was changed months earlier). The very first country song on WXTU was "Are You Ready For The Country" by Waylon Jennings.
[edit] Affiliations
All local WXTU air talent belong to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).
