WAXO

WAXO (1220 AM/95.9 FM) was a radio station formerly broadcasting a country music and classic rock format. Licensed to Lewisburg, Tennessee, United States, the station, prior to its bankruptcy, was owned and operated by Marshall County Radio Corporation and featured programming from Westwood One.[1] It also operated a low-power television station on digital channel 29 (formerly seen on analog channel 34).

WAXO
Frequency1220 kHz/95.9 MHz
Branding95.9 WAXO
Programming
FormatDefunct, License expired (WAXO)
Defunct, License cancelled (W240CC)
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
OwnerSusan R. Limor, Trustee, Marshall County Radio Corporation
History
First air date
September 1, 1980 (1980-09-01)
Last air date
March 17, 2016 (2016-03-17)
Technical information
Facility ID40456
ClassD
ERP1,000 watts day
144 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°25′42.00″N 86°46′22.00″W

WAXO went on the air September 1, 1980.[2] The WAXO call letters were previously used by the present-day WWDV in Zion, Illinois, when it was located in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

WAXO radio and television carried a wide selection of local sports including Marshall County sports, Forrest High School sports, and Cornersville High School sports. The station is also an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans radio network.[3]

In March, 2016 WAXO (AM), FM translator W240CC and WAXO (TV) went off the air due to owners, Marshall County Radio Corporation, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as there were no funds to continue operations of the stations. Special temporary authority had been granted by the Federal Communications Commission to keep WAXO (AM) silent for up to one year.[4] After having been off the air for more than one year, WAXO (AM)'s license expired on March 25, 2017.[5][6] The license of the 95.9 MHz translator W240CC was cancelled on June 7, 2017, for the same reason.[7]

Former television sister station

See main article: WFET-LD

References
  1. "DWAXO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-412. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  3. "Titans Radio in Tennessee". Titans Radio.
  4. Scanlan, Lisa (June 7, 2016). "In re: WAXO (AM) Lewisburg, TN Silent since March 17, 2016 Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  5. Doyle, Peter H. (April 25, 2017). "In re: WAXO (AM) Lewisburg, TN Silent since March 24, 2016 Notification of License Expiration". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. "FCC Daily Digest page 57" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. "FCC Daily Digest page 58" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
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