WXEG

Infobox Radio Station
name = WXEG-FM

city of license = Beavercreek, Ohio‎| broadcast area = Dayton, Ohio
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branding = "103.9 The X"
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frequency = 103.9 (MHz)
format = Active Rock
erp = 2,900 Watts
class = A
owner = Clear Channel
website = http://www.wxeg.com/
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WXEG-FM (103.9 FM), known as "The "X", is a Active Rock formatted radio station based in Dayton, Ohio, and owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts at 103.9 MHz with a low ERP of 2900 Watts. It has three towers located in its city of license of Beavercreek, Ohio, two are auxiliary.

The "X" branding is also used by WZRX-FM 107.5 in Ft. Shawnee formerly owned by Clear Channel Lima for its active rock format.

History

WXEG's beginnings was that of WHBM (for Harry B. Miller) FM sister to WELX-AM in Xenia (the original city of license) and WERM-FM, Wapakoneta (for Ernestine R. Miller...now Maverick Media-owned WWSR ). Harry and wife Ernestine were the original owners of the stations using the licensee name West Central Ohio Broadcasters Inc. WELX-AM and WHBM-FM began operations in the late 1960s with a middle of the road format, then switching in the early 1970s to progressive jazz and soul gospel. Both stations operated from the WELX transmitter site adjacent to U.S. Route 35 off June Drive in Xenia. Both stations miraculously survived the April 3, 1974 tornado which ravaged Xenia and nearby Beavercreek. However, a fire destroyed the small studio/transmitter building around 1977, thus WELX and WHBM both went silent.

Both stations along with WERM were sold in 1978 to separate owners with WELX (now southern gospel WGNZ) owned by L&D Broadcasting and WHBM sold to Ohio Broadcast Associates becoming Top-40 formatted WDJX, using the "Xenia/Fairborn/Beavercreek" top of hour ID giving FM competition to Dayton's WING (AM). In 1982 WDJX moved its studios (and eventually its city of license) to Beavercreek, later becoming Hot A/C-formatted "Majic 104" WYMJ-FM. In 1989 WYMJ was purchased by Alan Gray's Dayton Radio, Inc and switched to "Oldies 104".

In the early-1990s it switched to WRVF "The River" with a country format before being overshadowed by the former WHIO-FM becoming WHKO "K-99.1 FM", then switching in the mid 90s to the current WXEG as "103.9 The Edge", introducing the "new rock" format and moving the studios to Dayton's Oregon District. During this time, WXEG with sister stations WONE (AM) and WTUE (FM) went through several ownerships after being sold by Group One to Stoner Broadcasting, American Radio Systems, Entercom and finally Jacor before its merger with Clear Channel.

WXEG in HD

The station started broadcasting in HD-Radio on February 2, 2006 [ [http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1533 Clear Channel ] ] . As of March 2007, the station simulcasts its analog audio on its HD1 stream and broadcasts a hard rock format on its HD2 stream. The station broadcasts using the MP1 service mode.

Concerts

WXEG hosts an annual X-Fest every year. The event has sold out for the past three years. [ [http://www.daytondailynews.com/l/content/oh/story/entertainment/music/2007/09/13/ddn091407goxfest.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=43 Prepare to be shaken and stirred at X-Fest's '007' concert ] ]

References

ource

* [http://home.cinci.rr.com/cincyradio/history.html Greater Cincinnati Radio Guide]

External links

* [http://www.wxeg.com/main.html WXEG official website]
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