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Radio station in Claremont, North Carolina, United States

First air date

September 5, 1985 (1985-09-05)

WCXN
Programming
Claremont, North Carolina United States
Frequency	1170 kHz
Format	Religious
Ownership
Owner	Birach Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	September 5, 1985 (1985-09-05)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71306
Class	D
Power	7,700 watts day 1,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	35°43′34.48″N 81°8′51.29″W / 35.7262444°N 81.1475806°W / 35.7262444; -81.1475806
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WCXN (1170 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Claremont, North Carolina, United States, the station is owned by Birach Broadcasting.

WCXN went on the air September 5, 1985.^[2] In 1989, Don Lee was general manager of WCXN and WPAR-FM, which played Southern gospel music.^[3]

In the early 1990s, Robert Barnette, a Taylorsville minister who helped raise money for WPAR, started a show on WCXN. He was soon joined by Dean "Bubba" Lilly. Their "Swap Shop" program could be heard in 17 counties, but it was not just the merchandise, described as "tacky". Announcer Jim Stinson said, "We're laughing ourselves silly with Barnette and Lilly."^[4]

In August 1997, WCXN switched to Spanish language programming. Soon after that, the station added a Hmong show on Sunday mornings.^[5] Just over a year later, the Hmong show had expanded from 90 minutes to four hours.^[6] In 2007, Hmong programming aired on Saturday mornings as well.^[7]

Birach Broadcasting Corp. bought WCXN from Davidson Media Group LLC in 2007.^[8]

References

↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCXN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-399.
↑ Joseph Galarneau, "Religion Via Airwaves: More Listeners Tune in Christian Radio Stations," The Charlotte Observer, November 15, 1989.
↑ Dannye Romine Powell, "Bobby & Bubba Tickle the Airwaves," The Charlotte Observer, April 12, 1993.
↑ Jen Pilla, "Claremont Station Begins Broadcasting in Hmong," The Charlotte Observer, October 3, 1997.
↑ Jen Pilla, "Radio Reach-Out," The Charlotte Observer, January 27, 1999.
↑ Marcie Young, "Hmongs Connect Over the Airwaves," The Charlotte Observer, April 15, 2007.
↑ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, April 9, 2007.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 71306 (WCXN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WCXN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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