WWXL

For the radio station in Peoria, Illinois, that used this call sign from 1947 to 1952, see WWXL (Illinois).

WWXL (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Manchester, Kentucky, broadcasting with a full-time signal of 1,000 watts.

WWXL

Manchester, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Clay, Laurel, Knox, Bell, Leslie, Owsley, Whitley, S.E Rockcastle, Perry, & Jackson counties.
Frequency	1450 kHz
Branding	Sports Talk 1450
Programming
Format	Sports
History
First air date	November 1956 (1956-11)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72441
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

The station broadcasts from studios at 103 Third Street in downtown Manchester.

History

Established in 1956, WWXL is Clay County's oldest radio station. The station was originally a daytime-only service assigned to 1580 kHz. It was transferred to 1450 kHz, 24-hour operation and 250 watts in 1958; power increased to the present 1,000 watts in 1959.

History of call letters

The call letters WWXL previously were assigned to an AM station in Peoria, Illinois. It began broadcasting May 24, 1948, on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).^[2]