WXXX (95.5 FM, "95 Triple X") is a radio station licensed to South Burlington, Vermont, and serving the Champlain Valley. The station is owned by Sison Broadcasting, and airs a top 40–contemporary hit radio format. WXXX's studios and offices are on Mallets Bay Avenue in Colchester, Vermont.
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| Broadcast area | Burlington–Plattsburgh |
| Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
| Branding | 95 Triple X |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sison Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Operator | Vox AM/FM, LLC |
| WVMT, WCPV, WEAV, WEZF, WVTK, WXZO | |
| History | |
First air date | November 16, 1984 |
Call sign meaning | "Triple X" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29920 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 72 meters (236 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°30′34″N 73°10′57″W / 44.509472°N 73.182611°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
editWXXX (95 Triple-X) first signed on the air on November 16, 1984. The first song was "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones.[2] WXXX was at first authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to operate at 3,000 watts on 95.3 MHz. At that time it was owned by several Vermont broadcasters including Howard Ginsberg, John Hughes and John Nichols. They sold the station in 1986, to a Boston-based company. It was subsequently sold again to Atlantic Ventures, another Boston-based firm. After that it was purchased by the owners of 620 WVMT in Burlington, Vermont. In November 1995, WXXX upgraded its signal, increasing power to 25,000 watts and moving to 95.5 MHz.
In October 2018, WXXX and WVMT were sold to Vox AM/FM LLC pending FCC approval; Vox began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement on January 1, 2019.[3] The next day, as part of some major lineup changes, 95 Triple X began carrying Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXXX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ HowardGinsberg, Birthday of 95 TripleX, WXXX-FM South Burlington, VT, archived from the original on December 14, 2021, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ Vox AM/FM Acquires WVMT/WXXX Burlington VT Lance Venta, radioINSIGHT, October 15, 2018
- ^ "WXXX And WVMT Make Lineup Changes Following Vox Acquisition". RadioInsight. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 29920 (WXXX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WXXX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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