WPXC (102.9 MHz, "Pixy 103") is an FM radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to

Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis is the largest of the seven villages in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. It is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area at the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hya ...

, the station serves the Cape Cod area with its studios located on South Street in Hyannis and its transmitter in West Barnstable.

History

In February 2005, Ernie Boch, Sr. sold WTWV, WDVT, WCOD, and WXTK to Qantum Communications. Due to the FCC's rules on ownership caps, Qantum put WTWV, WDVT, and WPXC up for a pending sale. In March 2005, Nassau Broadcasting Partners bought the three stations from Qantum Communications. WPXC's sister stations WTWV and WDVT became

WHYA WHYA (101.1 FM broadcasting, FM) — branded ''Y101'' — is a Top 40 radio station licensed to Mashpee, Massachusetts, owned by Steve Chessare through Coxswain Communications, Inc. The station's studios are in downtown Hyannis, Massachusetts, Hya ...

and

WFRQ WFRQ (93.5 FM broadcasting, FM) — branded as 93.5/94.7 Frank FM — is a radio station licensed to Harwich Port, Massachusetts. It serves the Cape Cod market with an adult hits radio format, format. The station is also heard on 102.9 WPXC (FM) ...

. On May 4, 2012, Nassau Broadcasting and its lenders auctioned off all of their Cape stations to John Garabedian. John Garabedian made no change WPXC's format or staff, but CodComm designed new logos and websites for Pixy 103 and Frank FM. On May 1, 2014, WPXC started transmitting an HD Radio digital signal. WPXC started simulcasting

on the HD2, and WKFY on the HD3 to feed the translators on 94.7 (W230AW, now W234DP) and 100.5/103.5 (W263CU)/(W278DW) respectively. Effective November 30, 2021, CodComm sold WPXC, sister stations WFRQ, WHYA, and WKFY, and three translators to Steve Chessare's Coxswain Communications for $3.2 million.

References

External links

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CodComm website
{{Rock Radio Stations in Massachusetts PXC Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States Barnstable, Massachusetts PXC Radio stations established in 1987 1987 establishments in Massachusetts