WMIX (AM)

WMIX

City	Mount Vernon, Illinois
Branding	News Talk 940
Frequency	940 kHz
First air date	1946
Format	News/Talk & Adult standards
Language(s)	English
Power	5,000 watts (day) 1,500 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	73096
Transmitter coordinates	38°22′14″N 88°55′24″W / 38.37056°N 88.92333°W / 38.37056; -88.92333 (day) 38°21′15″N 89°0′29″W / 38.35417°N 89.00806°W / 38.35417; -89.00806 (night)
Affiliations	Westwood One
Owner	Withers Broadcasting Companies (Withers Broadcasting Company of Illinois, LLC)
Sister stations	WDDD-FM, WFRX, WHET, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM, WVZA
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mywithersradio.com/wmix

WMIX (940 AM, "News Talk 940") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Mount Vernon, Illinois. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting Companies and the WMIX broadcast license is held by Withers Broadcasting Company of Illinois, LLC.

The station was assigned the call sign "WMIX" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).^[1]

Withers Broadcasting registered the "WMIX" branding as a registered trademark,^[2] which prevents other stations, many of them carrying some sort of Mix FM format, from using WMIX as a branding without permission.

Programming

WMIX broadcasts a news/talk radio format branded "News Talk 940" plus adult standards music in the evening and overnight.^[3] As of January 2012, local programming includes a morning drive program hosted by Jeff Rollins and Carl Hampton in mid-days. Syndicated programming includes The Rush Limbaugh Show, Jim Bohannon, plus adult standards music blocks hosted by Chick Watkins and Don Reid from Dial Global's "America's Best Music" radio network.^[4]

Translators

WMIX programming is also carried on a pair of broadcast translator stations to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W229AU	93.7 FM	Fairfield, Illinois	250	D	FCC
W243AV	96.5 FM	Mount Vernon, Illinois	210	D	FCC

References

↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
↑ Justia Trademarks: "WMIX - Trademark Details"
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
↑ "Air Staff". WMIX 94 AM&FM Radio. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

External links

WMIX official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WMIX

Radio-Locator Information on WMIX

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMIX

Radio stations in the Mt Vernon, Illinois area

By FM frequency	88.5 88.9 89.7 90.5 90.9 94.1 95.3 96.5 102.1 102.9 106.9

By AM frequency	940

By callsign	K203EF W243AV W275CB WAPO WBMV WDML WIBV WMIX WMIX-FM WRXX WVSI WVYN

Nearby radio markets Champaign Decatur Evansville Marion–Carbondale St. Louis Springfield Terre Haute See also List of radio stations in Illinois

Radio stations in the Marion–Carbondale (Southern Illinois) market

By FM frequency	89.1 90.1 91.1 91.9 92.7 94.1 95.1 95.9 96.5 97.7 98.9 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.9 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.1 106.3 107.3

By AM frequency	940 960 1020 1060 1150 1300 1340 1420 1440 1580

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425

By callsign	KEZS-FM KGMO KZIM WAWJ WBVN WCIL WCIL-FM WDBX WDDD-FM WDQN WDQN-FM WFRX WGGH WHET WIBH WIMB WINI WISH-FM WJPF WKIB WMCL WMIX WMIX-FM WOOZ-FM WQRL WSIU WTAO-FM WUEZ WVZA WXAN WXLT WXM49

Defunct	WDDD 810 AM

Nearby radio markets Cape Girardeau Evansville Mount Vernon Paducah St. Louis See also List of radio stations in Illinois

News/talk radio stations in the state of Illinois

All-news	WBBM – Chicago WCFS – Elmwood Park

News and talk	WAIK – Galesburg WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBEL – South Beloit WBIG – Aurora WBGZ – Alton WCIL – Carbondale WCMY – Ottawa WCPT – Willow Springs WCRA – Effingham WCSJ – Morris WDAN – Danville WDWS – Champaign WFIW – Fairfield WGEM – Quincy WGFA – Watseka WGIL – Galesburg WGN – Chicago WGNU – Granite City WHOW – Clinton WIND – Chicago WINI – Murphysboro WJBC – Bloomington WJBM – Jerseyville WJOL – Joliet WJPF – Herrin WKAN – Kankakee WKEI – Kewanee WKYX – Golconda WLBK – DeKalb WLMD - Bushnell WLS – Chicago WMIX – Mount Vernon WRHL – Rochelle WRMN – Elgin WROK – Rockford WRPW – Colfax WSDR – Sterling WSDZ – Belleville WSOY – Decatur WTAD – Quincy WTAX – Springfield WTIM – Assumption WTRH – Ramsey WWHP - Farmer City WZOE – Princeton WZUS – Macon

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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