WMTX

WMTX is a Hot AC radio station in Tampa, Florida known as "Mix 100.7". It plays a variety of current hits along with some hit music from the past, as far back as the 1980s.

[edit] Station history

In 1947, the station signed on the air as WDAE-FM, a contemporary music station. In 1976, the station flipped to beautiful music and the callsign changed to WAVV. During the WAVV years, the station's tagline was "Waves of Beautiful Music". In 1978, the callsign changed to WJYW during its beautiful music era. In 1982, the station flipped from beautiful music to adult contemporary and the callsign changed to WIQI (currently used by a Chicago radio station). In 1986, the callsign changed to WUSA-FM (named after Washington D.C. TV station WUSA-TV) before the station was called "Kiss 100.7" and the callsign changed to WUKS. In 1998, during the Kiss 100.7 period, the callsign changed to WAKS. In 1999, the station was the home of the popular, locally syndicated Mason Dixon Morning Show. In December of 1999, the station underwent a sudden format change and became "Mix 100.7" without any fanfare from Tampa listeners, and the callsign changed to WMTX which was first used on 95.7 (now WBTP) as "Mix 96". Community outrage was highly noted in local newspapers and on other radio stations.

Since the surprise format switch, WMTX has had respectable ratings but has never held the #1 spot in the Tampa Bay radio market.

For years, Mix 100.7 aired the popular syndicated shows American Top 20 with Casey Kasem and Backtrax USA with Kid Kelly. However, in the summer of 2006, Backtrax was dropped. About a year later, the station dropped Kasem's countdown show.

[edit] WMTX-HD2

In early 2007, WMTX launched a HD2 subcarrier with a Soft AC format. On December 17, 2007, WMTX's HD-2 dropped the Soft AC format to introduce a LGBT-oriented HD radio station called Pride Radio. It played Dance and Rhythmic Hits.

On January 28, 2013 WMTX-HD2 changed their format to classic rock, branded as "Thunder", relayed on FM translators W233AV 94.5 (Gulfport) and 105.9 W290BJ (West Tampa).^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/80755/thunder-returns-to-tampa-bay/

[edit] External links

• WMTX Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WMTX
• Radio-Locator information on WMTX
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WMTX
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W233AV
• Radio-Locator information on W233AV
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W290BJ
• Radio-Locator information on W290BJ

Coordinates: 27°49′12″N 82°15′40″W / 27.820°N 82.261°W / 27.820; -82.261

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