WKXB (99.9 FM "Jammin' 99.9") is a

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formatted

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licensed to

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and serving the

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area.

History

WKXB launched as WPGF-FM, a sister station to 1470/ WPGF. It adopted an

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format as WVBS-FM in the early 1980s. WVBS-FM would flip to a

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/ CHR format in the mid-late 1980s named ''"All Hit B100"''. In 1993, WVBS-FM became

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-formatted "Kix Country 99.9" with new calls WKXB. In 1999, WKXB again switched formats to

Jammin' Oldies Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. The playlists spans from the 1960s through the 2000s. They depend on market conditions and may be designed for African-American or Hispani ...

as "Jammin 99.9". WKXB more than doubled its audience and became the number one station in the market. In 2001, WKXB shifted to a more

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format. As of 2012, it has returned to Rhythmic Oldies, predominantly from the 1960s thru 1980s. In July 2004,

NextMedia Group NextMedia Group was an out-of-home media company headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. NextMedia owned and operated 33 AM and FM stations, 5,700 outdoor advertising display across several regions and markets, as well as an interactive div ...

purchased WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc., and WRQR, WAZO, and WMFD from Ocean Broadcasting LLC. In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting announced its purchase of NextMedia's Wilmington stations. On March 31, 2010, WKXB reduced its power output from 100,000 watts to 35,000 watts in a transmitter and

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move from

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to allow a signal boost by co-owned and co-channeled

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in the

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market.

HD Signal

In June 2018, WKXB launched "95.9 The Breeze" on its HD2 signal, as well as on translator W240AS 95.9 FM Wilmington, which had been used by WMFD. The

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format included

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, and

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References

External links

Station website
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