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WLLX

Coordinates: 35°16′56″N 87°06′18″W / 35.282306°N 87.105°W / 35.282306; -87.105
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WLLX
Broadcast areaSouthern Middle Tennessee
Frequency97.5 MHz
Branding97.5 - 98.3 WLX
Programming
FormatCommercial; Country; News, Weather
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerProspect Communications
WDXE, WKSR, WLXA, WWLX
History
First air date
February 20, 1981
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53664
ClassC2
ERP42,000 watts
HAAT161 meters (528 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.radio7media.com/index.php/wlx-home

WLLX (97.5 FM) is a Class C2 FM radio station serving the southern Tennessee area. The station was one of the first in the nation to own and operate a live, color weather radar system and distribute the images to its listeners via a subcarrier on the primary FM signal.

The station has had a successful history of serving the community in times of breaking news and severe weather conditions. WLLX was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2005 to upgrade its power from 25 kW to 50 kW. The project was completed and the station signed on the air in mid-January 2006 serving a population total near 3.5 million in the area south of Nashville, Tennessee to just north of Birmingham, Alabama.

The station is based in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

On August 5, 2008, WLLX split its simulcast with WWLX. The AM station re-launched with a new branding, "Classic Hits WLX" and a network of FM translators that cover Southern Middle Tennessee. In July 2014, Classic Hits WLX was re-launched as "105.3 The X" with a revised Classic Rock music format in addition to local sports coverage.

Both stations are owned and operated by Prospect Communications.

Television

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WLLX was one of the parent companies that founded the now independent Tennessee Valley Weather, a 24/7 weather channel carried on a host of digital platform and local cable provider affiliates. In 2020, they purchased a dual polarimetric doppler weather radar[2] following an EF-1 tornado that struck Lawrenceburg on February 5, 2020.[3]

Translators

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WLLX's programming is also carried on three broadcast translator stations to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W232DY 94.3 FM Lawrenceburg, TN 53668 250 D LMS
W264AD 100.7 FM Columbia, TN 72482 250 D LMS
W263AE 100.5 FM Lewisburg, TN 31795 250 D LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLLX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Furuno's WR2120 Doppler Radar Installation". YouTube.
  3. ^ "February 5, 2020 Severe Storms & Flooding".
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35°16′56″N 87°06′18″W / 35.282306°N 87.105°W / 35.282306; -87.105