# WXCM

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{{More citations needed|date=August 2024}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| country = US
| name                = WXCM
| logo                =
| city                = [Whitesville, Kentucky](/source/Whitesville%2C_Kentucky)
| area                = [Owensboro, Kentucky](/source/Owensboro%2C_Kentucky)
| branding            = ''97X''
| frequency           = 97.1 [MHz](/source/Megahertz) {{HD Radio}}
| translator          = {{Radio Relay|100.5|W263BG|Owensboro|HD3}}<br>{{Radio Relay|101.3|W267BM|[Hawesville](/source/Hawesville%2C_Kentucky)|HD4}}
| airdate = 1990
| format              = [Active rock](/source/Active_rock)
| subchannels         = HD2: [Adult hits](/source/Adult_hits) ([WTCJ](/source/WTCJ) simulcast)<br>HD3: [Top 40 (CHR)](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) "100.5 The Party"<br>HD4: [News/talk](/source/News%2Ftalk) "K-News 101.3"
| erp                 = 4,000 [watt](/source/watt)s
| haat                = 123 meters (404 feet)
| class               = A
| facility_id         = 73214
| licensing_authority = [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission)
| coordinates         = {{coord|37|41|50|N|86|59|28|W|type:landmark_region:US-KY|display=inline}}
| callsign_meaning    = 
| former_callsigns    = WLME (1993–1997)<br>WKCM (1997)<ref name="fcc1" />
| affiliations        = 
| owner               = [Cromwell Radio Group](/source/Cromwell_Radio_Group)
| licensee            = Hancock Communications, Inc.
| sister_stations     = [WBIO](/source/WBIO), [WKCM](/source/WKCM), [WLME](/source/WLME), [WTCJ](/source/WTCJ), [WCJZ](/source/WCJZ), [WVJS](/source/WVJS)
| webcast             = [https://www.owensbororadio.com/player?playerID=600 Listen Live]<br>[https://www.owensbororadio.com/player?playerID=613 Listen Live (HD3)]<br>[https://www.owensbororadio.com/player/?playerID=2265 Listen Live (HD4)]
| website             = [https://owensbororadio.com/97x/ WXCM Online]<br>[https://owensbororadio.com/theparty/ WXCM-HD3 Online]<br>[https://owensbororadio.com/knews/ WXCM-HD4 Online]
}}

'''WXCM''' (97.1 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "97X") is an American [radio station](/source/radio_station) licensed to serve the [community](/source/city_of_license) of [Whitesville, Kentucky](/source/Whitesville%2C_Kentucky). The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., [doing business as](/source/doing_business_as) the [Cromwell Radio Group](/source/Cromwell_Radio_Group).

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WXCM broadcasts an [active rock](/source/active_rock) music [format](/source/radio_format) to the greater [Owensboro, Kentucky](/source/Owensboro%2C_Kentucky), area.<ref name="arb1"/> On January 4, 2010, the station began broadcasting the syndicated morning show "[The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show](/source/The_Free_Beer_and_Hot_Wings_Show)" distributed by [Compass Media Networks](/source/Compass_Media_Networks), but that show has since been discontinued due to low ratings.

The station was assigned the "WXCM" call letters by the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) on June 9, 1997.<ref name="fcc1"/>

In May 2016, WXCM-HD3 launched a classic hip-hop format branded as “100.5 The Vibe”.

On August 24, 2024, at midnight, after playing "[I Get Around](/source/I_Get_Around_(Tupac_Shakur_song))" by [2Pac](/source/Tupac_Shakur), WXCM-HD3/W263BG dropped its [classic hip-hop](/source/classic_hip-hop) format and began stunting with songs from [Taylor Swift](/source/Taylor_Swift) as “Taylor 100.5” in advance of an upcoming format change;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taylor Takes Over Owensboro's Vibe |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/279001/taylor-takes-over-owensboros-vibe/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref> the first song played during the stunting was "[Shake It Off](/source/Shake_It_Off)", and the final song played during the stunting was "[…Ready For It](/source/...Ready_for_It%3F)". On August 30, 2024, at noon, the stunting ceased and WXCM-HD3/W263BG flipped to Top 40/CHR as “100.5 The Party”, the first song played on “The Party” was “[Selfish](/source/Selfish_(Justin_Timberlake_song))” by [Justin Timberlake](/source/Justin_Timberlake).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/279556/party-time-in-owensboro/|title=Party Time In Owensboro - RadioInsight|date=August 30, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |publisher=[Arbitron](/source/Arbitron) |title=Station Information Profile |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |accessdate=June 8, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=73214&Callsign=WXCM |title=Call Sign History |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.owensbororadio.com/97x/ WXCM 97x website]
*{{FM station data|739167|WXCM}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|138372|W263BG}}
*{{FXL|W263BG}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|144738|W267BM}}
*{{FXL|W267BM}}

{{Owensboro Radio}}

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Category:Active rock radio stations in the United States

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