WMIX (AM)

WMIX
City Mount Vernon, Illinois
Branding News Talk 940
Frequency 940 kHz
First air date 1946
Format News/Talk & Adult standards
Language(s) English
Power 5,000 watts (day)
1,500 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 73096
Transmitter coordinates 38°22′14″N 88°55′24″W / 38.37056°N 88.92333°W / 38.37056; -88.92333 (day)
38°21′15″N 89°0′29″W / 38.35417°N 89.00806°W / 38.35417; -89.00806 (night)
Affiliations Westwood One
Owner Withers Broadcasting Companies
(Withers Broadcasting Company of Illinois, LLC)
Sister stations WDDD-FM, WFRX, WHET, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM, WVZA
Webcast Listen Live
Website mywithersradio.com/wmix

WMIX (940 AM, "News Talk 940") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Mount Vernon, Illinois. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting Companies and the WMIX broadcast license is held by Withers Broadcasting Company of Illinois, LLC.

The station was assigned the call sign "WMIX" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[1]

Withers Broadcasting registered the "WMIX" branding as a registered trademark,[2] which prevents other stations, many of them carrying some sort of Mix FM format, from using WMIX as a branding without permission.

Programming

WMIX broadcasts a news/talk radio format branded "News Talk 940" plus adult standards music in the evening and overnight.[3] As of January 2012, local programming includes a morning drive program hosted by Jeff Rollins and Carl Hampton in mid-days. Syndicated programming includes The Rush Limbaugh Show, Jim Bohannon, plus adult standards music blocks hosted by Chick Watkins and Don Reid from Dial Global's "America's Best Music" radio network.[4]

Translators

WMIX programming is also carried on a pair of broadcast translator stations to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license ERP
W
Class FCC info
W229AU 93.7 FM Fairfield, Illinois 250 D FCC
W243AV 96.5 FM Mount Vernon, Illinois 210 D FCC

References

  1. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  2. Justia Trademarks: "WMIX - Trademark Details"
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  4. "Air Staff". WMIX 94 AM&FM Radio. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

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