WKXZ (93.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to

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, and owned by

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. The station broadcasts a

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format, simulcasting

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1290 AM Binghamton. The station broadcasts with an

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(ERP) of 26,000 watts, making it a class B station. The transmitter is off New York State Highway 23 and is 206 meters high.

History

The station went on the air as a class A FM station with the call letters WCHN-FM in 1961. It was initially transmitting from the WCHN (970 AM) tower and only had an ERP of 3,000 watts. In 1983, the station was upgraded to a class B FM station and changed its call sign to the current WKXZ. It moved to a new transmitter site at the former

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microwave tower on Tanner Hill, off

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. Concurrent with the move, the station increased power from 3,000 watts ERP to 26,000 watts ERP. On June 17, 2025, WKXZ changed their format from hot adult contemporary to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted

1290 AM Binghamton.News/Talk Returns to Townsquare Oneonta following WDOS Sign-Off
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