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WXVW

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WXVW
Broadcast areaLouisville, Kentucky
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingBig X Sports Radio
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsInfinity Sports Network
SportsMap
Indiana Pacers
Indianapolis Colts
Ownership
Owner
  • Word Media Group
  • (Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.)
History
First air date
September 16, 1961
Former call signs
WXVW (1961–1997)
WAVG (1997–2008)
WQKC (2008–2013)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63935
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
38°17′41.00″N 85°45′7.00″W / 38.2947222°N 85.7519444°W / 38.2947222; -85.7519444
Translator(s)96.1 W241CK (Jeffersonville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitebigxsportsradio.com

WXVW (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Jeffersonville, Indiana, serving the Louisville, Kentucky, area. The station is currently owned by Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.[2]


History

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For much of the 1970s and 1980s, WXVW originally ran an adult standards music format. The station originally broadcasts Chicago Cubs baseball games during its early days.

Under ownership of Cumulus Media, WXVW formerly simulcasted sports formatted WQKC 93.9 FM as "The Ticket", until that station changed to a classic hits music format under the call sign WLCL on November 20, 2008.[3]

On August 2, 2010, WQKC and WLCL went silent after Cumulus decided to cease operations in the Louisville market.[4]

On October 3, 2011, WQKC returned to the air, again with sports, branded as "The Sports Buzz".[5] Cumulus would formally sell the station to its programmer, Ryan Media, in November 2011.[6]

On May 21, 2013, WQKC changed their call letters to WXVW, which were the station's original call letters from its original sign on date (September 16, 1961-same as WLKY-TV) until 1997, when the call sign changed to WAVG.

Effective December 1, 2020, Ryan Media sold WXVW and translator W241CK to Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXVW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WXVW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Cumulus sends sports-talk to AM station". [dead link]
  4. ^ "With no notice, Cumulus signs off an AM and FM in Louisville". Radio-Info.com. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "Sports Buzz Debuts in Louisville".
  6. ^ "FCC authorisation for WQKC, November 28, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
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