WXTN

WXTN (1000 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Benton, Mississippi, United States. The station, established in 1959, is owned by Holmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC. Former owner Brad Cothran died in a one-car traffic collision on May 30, 2009,^[3][4] and the station's license was transferred to Holmes County Broadcasting effective June 29, 2012.

WXTN

Benton, Mississippi
Frequency	1000 kHz
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary gospel
Ownership
Owner	Holmes County Broadcasting Company, LLC
Sister stations	WAGR-FM
History
First air date	October 23, 1959[1]
Call sign meaning	XTN = "Christian"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	27486
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	33°06′39″N 90°02′21″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wxtnam1000.com

The station is an AM daytimer, limited to daylight-only broadcast operations to protect the nighttime signals of KNWN in Seattle, WMVP in Chicago, and XEOY in Mexico City.^[5] The station was assigned the call sign "WXTN" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).^[6]

WXTN broadcasts an urban contemporary gospel radio format.^[7]