WCXT
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WCXT is a radio station
broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format, serving the southwestern Michigan
area. WCXT is licensed to Hartford, Michigan
and focuses on the cities of St. Joseph, Benton Harbor and South Haven. The station broadcasts in HD on 98.3-HD1 and is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting (WSJM, Inc.)
It was announced on January 7, 2008 that the station would move from the 94.9 FM frequency
to 98.3 FM, which had previously been the home of WCSY-FM and briefly WSJM-FM
. The satellite-fed smooth jazz
programming from Jones Radio Networks
(now owned by Dial-Global) that was part of WCSY-FM's "Cosy-FM" AC format continued after the move to 98.3 MHz. In 2009, the smooth jazz programming was dropped in favor of a live and local night show featuring the station's daytime format of Hot AC.
The call letters were changed once again on February 8, 2008 from the 94.9 FM transferred WCNF to WCXT when the heritage call letters became available. The WCXT calls were used for many years on the 105.3 FM frequency in Hart, Michigan
, which is now WHTS licensed to Coopersville
and serving the Grand Rapids
market.
Veteran air personalities Phil McDonald and Robin Van Dyke continue to broadcast at the station as the only two remaining personalities from the 94.9 The Coast era. Zack East, a former air personality on sister station WIRX
and also at Big Rapids stations WYBR
, WWBR
and WBRN
, hosts a music-intensive morning show on the station.
Radio station
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broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format, serving the southwestern Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
area. WCXT is licensed to Hartford, Michigan
Hartford, Michigan
Hartford is a city in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,476 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Hartford Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:...
and focuses on the cities of St. Joseph, Benton Harbor and South Haven. The station broadcasts in HD on 98.3-HD1 and is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting (WSJM, Inc.)
It was announced on January 7, 2008 that the station would move from the 94.9 FM frequency
Frequency
Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency...
to 98.3 FM, which had previously been the home of WCSY-FM and briefly WSJM-FM
WSJM-FM
WSJM-FM is a radio station broadcasting a simulcast of WSJM 1400 AM, a News-Talk-Sports station. Licensed to Benton Harbor, Michigan.-History:...
. The satellite-fed smooth jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
programming from Jones Radio Networks
Jones Radio Networks
Jones Radio Networks & Jones Media Group were branches of Jones International before being sold to Triton Media Group. JRN and JMN provide local radio stations with satellite-delivered formats. They also offer other services to local radio such as news and talk programs, syndicated radio shows,...
(now owned by Dial-Global) that was part of WCSY-FM's "Cosy-FM" AC format continued after the move to 98.3 MHz. In 2009, the smooth jazz programming was dropped in favor of a live and local night show featuring the station's daytime format of Hot AC.
The call letters were changed once again on February 8, 2008 from the 94.9 FM transferred WCNF to WCXT when the heritage call letters became available. The WCXT calls were used for many years on the 105.3 FM frequency in Hart, Michigan
Hart, Michigan
Hart is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,950. It is the county seat of Oceana County. The city is located within Hart Township, but is politically independent....
, which is now WHTS licensed to Coopersville
Coopersville, Michigan
Coopersville is a city located in north central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,275 at the 2010 census. It is primarily a farming community....
and serving the Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
market.
Veteran air personalities Phil McDonald and Robin Van Dyke continue to broadcast at the station as the only two remaining personalities from the 94.9 The Coast era. Zack East, a former air personality on sister station WIRX
WIRX
WIRX is a radio station owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The station's city of license is St...
and also at Big Rapids stations WYBR
WYBR
WYBR is a radio station in Big Rapids, Michigan, broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Its signal can Be Heard As far south As Rockford, Michigan, Far North As Cadillac, Michigan And As Far East As Coleman, MichiganThe station began broadcasting in 1981 as WAAQ The Music Machine - Q102,...
, WWBR
WWBR
WWBR is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Big Rapids, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1964 under the WBRN-FM call sign. Bill Beckwith hosts the morning show.- Sources :**...
and WBRN
WBRN
WBRN is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Big Rapids, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1953.WBRN rebroadcasts on FM translator W299BE at 107.7 MHz in Big Rapids, which makes WBRN the first AM station in Michigan to add an FM translator. The March 2008 addition of...
, hosts a music-intensive morning show on the station.