WXCC
Encyclopedia
WXCC is a radio station
licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia
. The station is owned by East Kentucky Broadcasting
and licensed to East Kentucky Radio Network, Inc. It airs a Country music
format. WXCC is an affiliate of Fox News Radio
.
's "Sixteen Tons
". The station is one of only two 100,000 watt
radio stations in West Virginia (the other being WHAJ
). The station was assigned the WXCC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia
Williamson, West Virginia
Williamson is a city in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA, along the Tug Fork River. The population was 3,414 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mingo County, and is the county's largest and most populous city. Williamson is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College...
. The station is owned by East Kentucky Broadcasting
East Kentucky Broadcasting
East Kentucky Broadcasting is a network of radio stations serving the Eastern Kentucky area.- Current stations :- History:On December 23, 1948, articles of incorporation were drafted to create a new radio station in Pikeville, Kentucky. This radio station became WPKE-AM...
and licensed to East Kentucky Radio Network, Inc. It airs a Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. WXCC is an affiliate of Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News Channel.- History :In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one minute radio updates to radio stations via syndication service Westwood One. On June 1, 2005, Fox News Radio employed 60 people and provided five minute newscasts at the top...
.
History
The first song played on WXCC, broadcasting in the heart of West Virginia's coal country, was Tennessee Ernie FordTennessee Ernie Ford
Ernest Jennings Ford , better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres...
's "Sixteen Tons
Sixteen Tons
"Sixteen Tons" is a song about the life of a coal miner, first recorded in 1946 by American country singer Merle Travis and released on his box set album Folk Songs of the Hills the following year...
". The station is one of only two 100,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
radio stations in West Virginia (the other being WHAJ
WHAJ
WHAJ is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia, serving Southern West Virginia and Southwestern Virginia. WHAJ is owned and operated by Triad Broadcasting Company, LLC.-History:...
). The station was assigned the WXCC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
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