Channel X Radio

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Channel X Radio

City of license	Caribou (WCXU) Madawaska (WCXX) Van Buren (WCXV) Fort Kent (W276AY)
Broadcast area	Aroostook County, Maine
Frequency	97.7 MHz (WCXU) 102.3 MHz (WCXX) 98.1 MHz (WCXV) 103.1 MHz (W276AY)
First air date	1986
Format	Adult Hits
ERP	20,000 watts (WCXU) 1,200 watts (WCXX) 6,000 watts (WCXV) 50 watts (W276AY)
HAAT	97 meters (WCXU) 129 meters (WCXX) 1 meter (WCXV) -90 meters (W276AY)
Class	C3 (WCXU) A (WCXX) A (WCXV)
Transmitter coordinates	46°47′26″N 67°55′7″W / 46.79056°N 67.91861°W / 46.79056; -67.91861 (WCXU) 47°19′51″N 68°20′26″W / 47.33083°N 68.34056°W / 47.33083; -68.34056 (WCXX) 47°10′4″N 67°57′43″W / 47.16778°N 67.96194°W / 47.16778; -67.96194 (WCXV) 47°15′55″N 68°35′34″W / 47.26528°N 68.59278°W / 47.26528; -68.59278 (W276AY)
Owner	CanXus Broadcasting Corporation
Website	www.channelxradio.com

Channel X Radio is a network of American radio stations in Aroostook County, Maine. With studios in Caribou the stations are heard through various transmitters throughout Aroostook County.

History

The CanXus Broadcasting Corporation was founded in Maine in May 1986. Shortly after that, CanXus submitted an application to put a 3,000 watt transmitter on the Green Ridge Road, or on the Caribou/Fort Fairfield town line. On November 15, 1986 at 6:00 p.m., WCXU, Caribou began operation on 97.7 MHz. The studios and offices were in a single-wide trailer while the transmitter was 400 feet away.

With a 3 kW signal and a small transmitter, people north of Caribou couldn't get the signal. Madawaska was the first place to get a translator. On January 30, 1988, WCXX 102.3 Madawaska began atop 11th Avenue Extension in a tiny studio, rebroadcasting WCXU. The signal reached all the way to Caribou.

Because of the valley like nature, and the small power that WCXX transmits, the signal is degraded in most of Fort Kent. In late 1994, CanXus applied for W276AY on 103.1 MHz. This very small signal is located near the Northern Maine Medical Center and reaches only Fort Kent and surrounding towns. At the same time WCXU doubled its power to 6 kW, then later increased the output to 20 kW. Now the signal can go all the way to Houlton and Fort Kent in a 45 miles (70 km) radius. Since then, the transmitter building has doubled in size, the transmitter has become a little bigger (now Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) of 90 m) and in 1998, Channel X moved to its new studio-office with state-of-the-art computerized broadcasting equipment.

In late 2006 WCXV in Van Buren began to simulcast Channel X Radio. It broadcast at a lower power until December 27, 2007 when WCXV began broadcasting at the full 6 kW. Recently CanXus changed their construction permit to decrease its HAAT to 1 m.

Current programming

Current programming on Channel X include local sports, a morning show with Mark Stewart and Dougless Christisen, an afternoon show with Gordon P. Glew, and DJ's Peter Edwards.

References

Radio stations in the Northern Maine/Downeast Maine market

By AM frequency	600 780 1240 1370 1390

By SW frequency	5.11, 7.49, 9.33, 15.42

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.5 91.7 Eastport 91.7 Machias 91.7 Ellsworth 92.1 92.7 93.7 94.7 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.7 Caribou 97.7 Winter Harbor 98.1 99.1 100.1 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.1 105.7 106.1 106.5

By callsign	WALZ WBCQ WBCQ-FM WBFE WBPW WCRQ WCXU/WCXV/WCXX/W276AY WDEA WEGP WFST WHOU-FM WHMX WMED WMEF WMEM WNSX WOZI WQDY-FM WQHR WRMO WRNM WRPB WSHD WSYY WSYY-FM WTUX WUMM WUPI WWLN WXME

Defunct	WAGM/950 WQDY/1230 WHOU/1340 WRNE/89.1 WXMN/89.5 WUFK/92.1

Maine radio markets Augusta–Waterville Bangor Portland Other Maine radio regions Northern & Downeast Maine Lewiston–Auburn See also List of radio stations in Maine Northern New Brunswick Radio Fredericton Radio Saint John Radio Bas-Saint-Laurent Radio

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Maine

Stations	WCME – Brunswick WCXU – Caribou WCXV – Van Buren WCXX – Madawaska WFMX – Skowhegan WGUY - Veazie WHOU – Houlton WKSQ – Ellsworth WNSX – Winter Harbor WRMO – Millbridge WQSK – Madison WQSS – Camden

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

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