WCXS (1480 AM) is a

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, broadcasting a classic country

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. It is owned by Florini Broadcasting LLC. By day, WCXS is powered at 1,000

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s. But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on

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, it reduces power to 131 watts. Programming is also heard on

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W283DB at 104.5

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. It uses its translator's dial position, calling itself "Classic Country 104.5."

History

The station

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the air on . Its

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was WAPG. It was originally a

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station, required to go off the air at sunset to avoid interfering with other stations. In the early 2000s, it ran a

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format. It had a schedule of

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talk programs including

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, and Tom Sullivan. Hourly news updates came from

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. Weekends featured a combination of news and

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programming. The station changed its call sign from WFLN to WCXS on March 3, 2020. In late May 2020, WCXS changed its format from talk to classic country music, branded as "Classic Country 104.5".Classic Country Comes to Arcadia
Radioinsight - June 9, 2020

References

External links

Station website
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