WMXB

WMXB
Broadcast areaTuscaloosa metropolitan area
Frequency1280 kHz
BrandingMix 107.3
Programming
FormatUrban Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Jim Lawson Communications, Inc.
  • (Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc.)
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History
First air date
December 10, 1951 (1951-12-10)
Former call signs
WNPT (1951–1993)
WWPG (1993–2010)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68420
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
33°13′07″N 87°34′05″W / 33.21861°N 87.56806°W / 33.21861; -87.56806
Translator(s)107.3 W297BJ (Tuscaloosa)
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Public license information

WMXB (1280 AM, "Mix 107.3") is a radio station licensed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is owned by Jim Lawson Communications and the broadcast license is held by Lawson of Tuscaloosa, Inc. WMXB airs an urban adult contemporary format.

By day, WMXB is powered at 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 1280 AM from interference, WMXB reduces power at night to 500 watts. Programming is also heard on FM translator W297BJ at 107.3 MHz in Tuscaloosa. It uses its FM dial position in its moniker, "Mix 107.3."