WMWX

WMWX (88.9 FM) – branded as ClassX Radio – is a non-commercial classic rock radio station licensed to Miamitown, Ohio. WMWX is owned by Spryex Communications. The WMWX studios are located in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash, Ohio, while the station transmitter resides in Brookville, Indiana and offices in Liberty Township, Ohio.

WMWX

Miamitown, Ohio
Broadcast area	Greater Cincinnati
Frequency	88.9 MHz
Branding	ClassX Radio
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Ownership
Owner	Spryex Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WHSS
History
First air date	August 6, 2006
Call sign meaning	W M W "ClassX"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	93070
Class	A
ERP	4,600 watts
HAAT	114 meters
Transmitter coordinates	39°19′18.00″N 84°57′33.00″W
Repeater(s)	89.1 WYNS (Waynesville) 89.5 WHSS (Hamilton)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	classxradio.com

WMWX primarily serves western parts of Greater Cincinnati, but also extends its signal by using two full-power repeaters. Licensed to Waynesville, Ohio, repeater WYNS (89.1 FM) provides coverage to Warren County, Ohio. Licensed to Hamilton, Ohio, repeater WHSS (89.5 FM) provides coverage to Butler County, Ohio.

On April 19, 2019, WMWX and its repeater stations dropped the "ClassX" classic rock format and began stunting and launched a Christian classic hits format two days later, branded as "Touch FM". and on November 1, 2019, dropped TouchFM and returned ClassX Radio's format.^[2]

History

WMWX signed on the air with 5,000 watts on August 6, 2006. WMWX aired an Album Rock format. In 2011, WMWX expanded its broadcasting signal to simulcasting on 89.1 FM (WKCX) in Cincinnati as well as 89.1 FM (WYNS) in Waynesville, Ohio.^[3][4] In 2019, WKCX was transferred to the Somerset Educational Broadcasting Foundation, owners of the King of Kings Radio network, with WKCX becoming part of that network.

Current "ClassX" programming

WMWX has an all-volunteer staff with live on-air disc jockeys. The station airs a variety of classic rock, including heavy metal, psychedelic rock, blues, progressive rock, garage rock, and hair metal, as well as specialty shows featuring The Beatles (Beatles-a-Rama), Pink Floyd (Floydian Slip), and Reelin' In The Years (a locally produced program that features a weekly theme).^[5][6]

Other notes

The call sign WMWX was previously used for Philadelphia's Mix 95.7 station, now broadcasting as WBEN-FM.