WMXI (107.1 FM, "News Talk 107-1") is a

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formatted

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licensed to

Ellisville, Mississippi Ellisville is a town in and the first county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,448 at the time of the 2010 census, up from 3,465 at the 2000 census. The Jones County Courthouse is located here, as is much of ...

, serving the Laurel-Hattiesburg

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market.

History

WMXI signed on in May 1989 with a

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format as "Max 98". In April 2001, the station changed its format to dance-leaning

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as "98.1 The Hot FM" through an LMA with Millennium Communications of Sicklerville, NJ. When the LMA ended in September 2002, WMXI became "98X" with a format change to

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

. In October 2002, "Talk Radio 98.1 WMXI" debuted when the

format of then-sister station WXHB was moved to WMXI. WXHB was then sold to Blakeney Communications, Inc. WMXI moved to 107.1 MHz in January 2025 and increased its ERP from 1,000 to 1,500 watts.

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* MXI News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1989 1989 establishments in Mississippi Jones County, Mississippi {{Mississippi-radio-station-stub