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{{Infobox Radio station {{Infobox radio station
| name = WCLX | name = WEXP
| image = ] | logo =
| city = ], ]<br> | city = ]
⚫ | country = US
| area = ] | area = {{ubl|]–]|]}}
⚫ | branding =
| slogan = | branding = Experimental Radio
| airdate = September 2, 1992 | airdate = {{start date and age|1995|1}}
| frequency = 102.9 ] | frequency = 102.9 ]
| format = AAA, progressive, blues, R&B, jazz and folk | format = ]
| power = | erp = 6,000 ]s
| erp = 6000 ]s | haat = {{convert|92|m|ft|sp=us}}
| haat = 92 ]s | class = A
| class = A | facility_id = 72034
| licensing_authority = ]
| facility_id = 72034
| coordinates = {{Coord|44|43|15.80|N| 73|44|10.50|W|region:US_type:city}} | coordinates = {{coord|44|13|14|N|73|24|35|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = | callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WVZP (1992) <br>WADQ (1992-1996) <br>WMEX (1996-1998) | former_callsigns = {{ubl|WVZP (1992)|WADQ (1992–1996)|WMEX (1996–1998)|WCLX (1998–2024)}}
| owner = Dennis Jackson | affiliations =
| licensee = Westport Broadcasting | owner = Sun Signals LLC
| sister_stations = ], ], WMEX, WJZZ | licensee =
| webcast = | sister_stations =
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'''WCLX''' (102.9 ]) is a radio station owned by Westport Broadcasting<ref name="fcc">http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_list.pl?Facility_id=72034 FCC FM query for WCLX Ownership</ref> located in ], USA,<ref name="westport-map-census">http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen/gif?lon=-73.409722&lat=44.220556&iwd=750&iht=750&mark=-73.409722,44.220556,bluestar,WCLX_WESTPORT_NY&on=water,miscell,counties,places,CITIES,&off=streets,GRID,shorelin&ht=1.5&wid=1.5 Census.gov map incl. WCLX station</ref> serving the Burlington, VT - Plattsburgh, NY market. WCLX currently programs a unique mix of AAA and progressive album cuts, blues, jazz, R&B and folk, including local artists and listener requests.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}
'''WEXP''' (102.9 ]) is a ] ] ] ] to ], and serving the ]-] ] in the ]. WEXP programs a block programming format and is owned by Sun Signals LLC.<ref name="fcc">http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_list.pl?Facility_id=72034 FCC FM query for WCLX Ownership</ref> It calls itself "Farm Fresh Radio." The ]s are in ].

WEXP is a ] FM station with an ] (ERP) of 6,000 ]s. The ] is on Lake Shore Road, near ] in Westport.<REF></REF>


==History== ==History==
While it was still a ], and before it was built, the station was granted the ] WVZP on September 2, 1992. On October 1, the call letters were changed to WADQ (for "Adirondack").
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The station was granted the call letters WVZP on September 2, 1992, but initiated broadcasting as WADQ (for "Adirondack"), and then for a period with a Classical Music format as WMEX, "Where classic call letters mean great Classical Music." In the late 90s, WMEX gradually morphed into Burlington's Album Station, adopting the present call letters in Feb 1999 when the historic "WMEX" call letters were relinquished to Boston's 1060 AM. The WMEX calls subsequently moved to New Hampshire and, more recently, to Martha's Vineyard.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}


The station ] the air in January 1995.<ref name="by2009">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009|year=2009|page=D-392|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2009/Radio-NE-UT-BC-YB-2009.pdf|accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> On September 16, 1996, the station took on the call sign WMEX. During this time, the station had a ] format, with the slogan, "Where classic call letters mean great Classical Music."
The licensee chose the WCLX call letters from a Dataworld printout of unused call letters upon discovering that they had been dropped by a station in Boyne City, Michigan. In Boston, one of the first FM stations to adopt a "classic rock" format in the 80s wanted to use the call letters "WCLX" for their new format, but because they were in use in MI at the time, they chose "WZLX" instead.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}


In the late 1990s, WMEX gradually morphed into "Burlington's Album Station", adopting WCLX call sign on February 10, 1999, when owner Dennis Jackson relinquished the historic "WMEX" call letters to Boston's ]. The WMEX calls subsequently moved to New Hampshire and then to Martha's Vineyard; {{as of|2017|4|lc=y}}, the call letters are used by ] in Boston and ] in Rochester, New Hampshire.<ref>http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?calls=WMEX&tabSearchType=Historic+Call+Search></ref>
Today, WCLX is known as Farm Fresh 102.9 FM, programmed by Chip and Kathy Morgan who also created ] 89.3 FM broadcasting from Moriah, NY into central Vermont.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}

WCLX changed its call sign to WEXP on August 1, 2024, in a partial call swap with ] in ].<ref name="fcc-wclxtowexp">{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Elliott |title=Form 380 - Exchange Request |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/fmDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff390c0ae2a0190d6519d841176&id=25076ff390c0ae2a0190d6519d841176&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=] |access-date=August 14, 2024 |date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>

On December 19, 2024, WEXP switched to a pop-up block programming format, branded as "Experimental Radio".<ref> Radioinsight - December 19, 2024</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
*{{FM station data|72034|WEXP}}
*{{FMQ|WCLX}}
*{{FML|WCLX}}
*{{FMARB|WCLX}}


{{Burlington-Plattsburgh Radio}} {{Burlington-Plattsburgh Radio}}


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Latest revision as of 17:18, 19 December 2024

Radio station in New York, United States
WEXP
Broadcast area
Frequency102.9 MHz
BrandingExperimental Radio
Programming
FormatBlock programming
Ownership
OwnerSun Signals LLC
History
First air dateJanuary 1995; 30 years ago (1995-01)
Former call signs
  • WVZP (1992)
  • WADQ (1992–1996)
  • WMEX (1996–1998)
  • WCLX (1998–2024)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID72034
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT92 meters (302 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°13′14″N 73°24′35″W / 44.22056°N 73.40972°W / 44.22056; -73.40972
Links
Public license information

WEXP (102.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Westport, New York, and serving the Burlington-Plattsburgh radio market in the Champlain Valley. WEXP programs a block programming format and is owned by Sun Signals LLC. It calls itself "Farm Fresh Radio." The studios are in Bridport, Vermont.

WEXP is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on Lake Shore Road, near Lake Champlain in Westport.

History

While it was still a construction permit, and before it was built, the station was granted the call sign WVZP on September 2, 1992. On October 1, the call letters were changed to WADQ (for "Adirondack").

The station signed on the air in January 1995. On September 16, 1996, the station took on the call sign WMEX. During this time, the station had a classical music format, with the slogan, "Where classic call letters mean great Classical Music."

In the late 1990s, WMEX gradually morphed into "Burlington's Album Station", adopting WCLX call sign on February 10, 1999, when owner Dennis Jackson relinquished the historic "WMEX" call letters to Boston's 1060 AM. The WMEX calls subsequently moved to New Hampshire and then to Martha's Vineyard; as of April 2017, the call letters are used by WMEX in Boston and WMEX-LP in Rochester, New Hampshire.

WCLX changed its call sign to WEXP on August 1, 2024, in a partial call swap with WEXP-LP in Moriah, New York.

On December 19, 2024, WEXP switched to a pop-up block programming format, branded as "Experimental Radio".

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WEXP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_list.pl?Facility_id=72034 FCC FM query for WCLX Ownership
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WCLX
  4. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-392. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?calls=WMEX&tabSearchType=Historic+Call+Search>
  6. Morgan, Elliott (July 26, 2024). "Form 380 - Exchange Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  7. WEXP Returns With Pop-up Block Programming "Experimental Radio" Radioinsight - December 19, 2024

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Radio stations in the Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area
This region also includes the following cities: Middlebury
Stowe
Plattsburgh, NY
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Nearby regions –  U.S.
Bennington-Rutland
Lebanon-Claremont
Montpelier-Barre-Waterbury
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Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire
Saratoga Springs-Glens Falls
 Canada
Montreal
See also
List of radio stations in New York
List of radio stations in Vermont
Notes
1. Station has a target audience in Canada.
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