WEXX (99.3
FM) is located in the
Tri-Cities, TN
The Tri-Cities is the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. All three cities are located in Northeast Tennessee, ...
area and is owned by
Bristol Broadcasting Company. Known as "99.3 The X," it is an
alternative rock music station with the slogan "Tri-Cities New Alternative."
History
In the late '80s and into the '90s the 99.3 frequency was
country music-formatted WUSJ-FM "US99". In the late '90s, the station found popularity as "Electric 99.3," a
Top 40 music station. In 2000, a format swap sent the "Electric" branding and format to 94.9
WAEZ, where it still is today. 99.3 then became an
adult contemporary station, known as "MIX 99.3" until 2001. The station then flipped to
rhythmic oldies as WPJO-FM, a format that lasted until 2003 when the current format took over.
Most recently,
Mediabase has moved the station to the
active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...
panel, under the callsign WTZR (Z-Rock), but the default active rock station is
WRZK. The station continued to report on the
alternative rock panel per
Nielsen BDS. It was currently one of two
alternative rock stations on
Mediabase's
active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...
panel, the other being
KFRR, but this changed in
March 2012 when WTZR became the only
alternative rock station on the Mediabase
active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...
panel; KFRR is now once again on
Mediabase's
alternative rock panel. By April 2012, WTZR flipped to
active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...
as it was moved to the BDS
active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...
panel.
On February 21, 2015 WTZR changed their format from active rock to alternative rock, branded as "99.3 The X".
WTZR Flips to Alternative
/ref> On February 23, 2015 WTZR changed their call letters to WEXX, to go with "The X".
Programming
Weekdays
*Mornings With Jay 6 AM-10 AM
*Chris 10 AM-3 PM
*Maxx 3 PM-8 PM
References
External links
Official The X Site99.3 The X Facebook
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Tri-Cities Radio Market @ Bristol Broadcasting
EXX
Active rock radio stations in the United States
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