WMXO

WMXO
City of license Olean, New York
Broadcast area Olean
Branding Mix 101.5
Slogan Today's Hit Music
Format Hot AC
ERP 4,000 watts
HAAT 123.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 19710
Transmitter coordinates 42°6′18.00″N 78°23′25.00″W / 42.1050000°N 78.3902778°W
Affiliations Jones Radio Network, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One
Owner Bettina Finn, William and Paige Christian
(Sound Communications, LLC)
Sister stations WOEN, WGGO, WQRS, WVTT-CD
Website http://www.themixwmxo.com

WMXO is a radio station licensed to and located in Olean, NY. The station broadcasts at 101.5 MHz and plays a hot adult contemporary format. The station is currently owned by Sound Communications, LLC.[1][2] WMXO has been broadcasting since November 1, 1978.[3]

Local hosts on Mix 101.5 include Chris Russell, Cindy Scott, Jen Austin, Lucas Jackson, Colin Edwards, and Alan Kabel. Local specialty programming on the station includes "The Morning Mix with Chris Russell" weekdays from 6 to 10 am, The Retro Lunch Hour, an all-90's (and same 80's) music hour on weekdays between noon and 1 PM, hosted by Jen Austin and the All-Request Drive At Five held weeknights between 5 and 6 PM, hosted by Cindy Scott.

National news is provided by the CBS Radio Network and weather is provided by Accuweather. Syndicated programming on WMXO includes Party Playhouse with Jackson Blue, American Top 40, "Backtrax USA", "Hollywood Hamilton's Weekend Top 30", "In The Mix with HK", and Sunday Nite Slow Jams w/ R-DUB!.

WMXO is an affiliate station of the Buffalo Sabres Radio Network. The Sabres broadcasts were previously featured on sister station WOEN, but the broadcasts were moved to WMXO due to a stronger nighttime signal and larger coverage area (WOEN no longer originates any local programming). WMXO also carried the St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team's radio broadcasts as of the 2013-14 season before the team abruptly changed its flagship to WGWE for the postseason; WMXO lost a bidding war with WGWE for the rights to the 2014-15 season.

From September 2012 to December 2013, WMXO shifted to contemporary hit radio. The sale of Pembrook Pines to Sound Communications prompted new ownership to tone down the format and shift back to its longtime Hot AC format.

The current programming lineup on Mix 101.5 is:

Weekdays

Saturdays

Sundays

Program Director - Chris Russell Production Director - Cindy Scott NSM / GSM - Tami Dunlavey Office Manager - Jessica Wilson IT / Engineering - Cael Grant

Effective September 10, 2014, Sound Communications, LLC purchased WMXO and three sister stations out of bankruptcy for $275,000.

References

  1. ↑ "WMXO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "WMXO Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ Buffalo Broadcast Pioneers timeline

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