WXMX

For the Ohio radio station known as WXMX from May 1989 to November 1991, see WTOH.

WXMX (98.1 FM) is a commercial mainstream rock radio station near Memphis, Tennessee.^[2] It is owned by Cumulus Media and is branded as "98-1 The Max". The station's studios are located at the Memphis Radio Group building in East Memphis, and the transmitter site is in Cordova, Tennessee.

WXMX

Millington, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Memphis metropolitan area
Frequency	98.1 MHz
Branding	98.1 The Max
Programming
Format	Mainstream rock
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	WGKX, WKIM, WRBO
History
First air date	1960 (as KOSE-FM in Osceola, AR)
Former call signs	KOSE-FM (1960–1974) KHFO (1974–1986) KWLN (1986–1988) KMPZ (1988–1990) KPYR (1990–1992) WPYR (1992–1993) WYKL (1993–1995) WSRR-FM (1995–2005)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35399
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	265 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	981themax.com

The station adopted its current format on April 1, 2005.^[3] For many years, the station aired the "Drake and Zeke" morning show. In 2015, Zeke Logan died^[4] and the show became known as "Drake in the Morning." The show lasted until 2020, when Drake Hall departed the station.^[5]

The new morning show was called "Danny and the Jar," featuring Danni Bruns and Chris Jarman. In December 2020, Jarman died.^[6]