WMXL

WMXL

City	Lexington, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Lexington Metro Area and the whole Central Kentucky region
Branding	MixMas On Mix 94.5
Slogan	Lexington's Better Mix
Frequency	94.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) 94.5 HD2 "Cool" 70's & 80's
First air date	1940 (as WLAP-FM)
Format	Adult Contemporary
ERP	85,000 watts
HAAT	194 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	68208
Callsign meaning	MiX Lexington
Former callsigns	WLAP-FM (1940-1992)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mymix945.com

WMXL broadcasts with an ERP of 85,000 watts, with nearly a 100-mile broadcasting radius. The station is heard as far south as London, as far east as Grayson, as far north as Cincinnati and as far west as Louisville. iHeartMedia, Inc. currently owns the station.

WMXL-FM is the fifth station broadcasting HD Radio in Lexington after WUKY, WKQQ, WBUL, and WLKT.

History

From 1974 to 1992, this station programmed a Top 40/CHR format under the call letters WLAP-FM. The station used TM's Stereo Rock format (as "The New WLAP 94 And A 1/2, The Music FM") for many years and, after transitioning to live programming in 1987, saw its peak of popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At that time, the station was known as "The New Power 94 And A 1/2, WLAP-FM". And it was programmed by Lexington native Greg Peddicord (aka Barry Fox). In 1991, Dale O'Brian was named Program Director.

April 1, 1992 brought a switch to the "Hot AC" format and the name Mix 94.5.

Dale O'Brian served as morning show host and program director for much of the early 1990s and was named Billboard Magazine's Personality of the Year in 1996. O'Brian left for the programming position at Z104 in Washington, DC in July 1996. At that point, Rick O'Shea arrived to guide the morning show, and Doug Hamand was given control of the programming. The O'Shea version of the station's Breakfast Club also featured local radio legend Matt Jaeger and former Miss Kentucky Christie Hicks.

Other popular Mix 94.5 air talent during this period included Barry Fox and longtime Lexington air talent Mike Graves. Fox served as music director before assuming programming duties, and the station prospered during the late 1990s.

O'Shea left the station in 1998 and Matt Jaeger took over the lead role on the morning show, continuing to dominate the Lexington adult audience. It was during this time period that the station's owner, Jacor Broadcasting, began to replace live air talent with out-of-town recorded shows from within the company. As a result, audience share began to slowly erode, and WMXL has never since been a market leader. Station programming today comes from Clear Channel's "Premium Choice" "Soft Rock" program feed.

Barry Fox left Lexington to program WDJX in Louisville, and was replaced by T. R. Fox, who arrived from Rochester, NY. This Fox - no relation to his predecessor - programmed the station for several years, before giving way to the return of Dale O'Brian. It has since switched formats from Hot AC to mainstream adult contemporary as it's listed by station parent Clear Channel Communications as an AC.

Typically from early November until December 26th of each year, WMXL would flip to a Christmas music format for the holiday season, branding itself as MixMas on Mix 94.5.

External links

Official site of Mix 94.5

Query the FCC's FM station database for WMXL

Radio-Locator information on WMXL

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMXL

Radio stations in the Bluegrass region of Central Kentucky, including the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Area

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.9 93.7 93.9 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.9 96.1 96.3 96.9 98.1 99.1 100.1 100.7 101.5 102.1 102.3 102.5 103.3 103.7 103.9 104.5 104.9 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9

By AM frequency	590 630 770 1110 1150 1230 1250 1300 1340 1380 1400 1420 1440 1470 1490 1500 1550 1580

By callsign	KIH41 W219DM W280DO WBFC WBTF WBUL-FM WBVX WCBR WCDA WCGW WCYN WCYN-FM WCYO WEKU WEKY WFKY WGKS WHBN WHIR WIOK WIRV WJMM-FM WKQQ WKRI-LP WKVO WKXO WKYL WKYW WLAI WLAP WLFX WLKT WLRT WLTO WLXG WLXO WLXX WMJR WMKY WMST WMXL WPBK WPTJ WRFL WRNZ WRVG-LP WSEK WSTV-FM WUKY WVLK WVLK-FM WVRB WWRW WWTF WXKY-FM WXZZ WYGH

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.500 162.525

Nearby radio markets Bowling Green Cincinnati Huntington-Ashland-Ironton Louisville Southwest Virginia See also List of radio stations in Kentucky

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Kentucky

Stations	WCLU-FM – Munfordville WCTT-FM – Corbin WEKY – Richmond WFTM – Maysville WFTM-FM – Maysville WGKS – Paris WIFX-FM – Jenkins WHOP-FM – Hopkinsville WJSN-FM – Jackson WKHG – Leitchfield WLLK-FM – Somerset WMST – Mount Sterling WNJK – Burgin WOFC – Murray WOKH – Springfield WTTL-FM – Madisonville WUGO – Grayson WVEZ – Saint Matthews WYKY – Science Hill WZYK – Clinton

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

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

Coordinates: 38°07′23″N 84°26′38″W / 38.123°N 84.444°W / 38.123; -84.444

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