City Opelika, Alabama Frequency 96.7 FM (MHz) | Branding Mix 96.7 First air date 1992 | |
Broadcast area Lee County, AL; Auburn, AL; Opelika, AL; Columbus, GA Slogan "Always #1 for Today's Best Music" | ||
WMXA (96.7 FM, "Mix 96.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Opelika, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.
WMXA broadcasts a hot adult contemporary music format serving Lee County, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia. The station's slogan is "Always #1 for Today's Best Music". WMXA consistently receives top awards for station and personalities, the latest coming in 2010 with "The Tige Rodgers Morning Show" being named "Best Small Market Morning Show" in the state of Alabama and WMXA along with the "Zach Fox Morning Show" being voted #1 "Best Of" Auburn-Opelika News.
History
This station received its original construction permit for a new FM station broadcasting with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power on 96.7 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission on June 24, 1991. The new station was assigned the call letters WMXA by the FCC on June 28, 1991.
In July 1991, while the station was still under construction, permit holder E.T. Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to transfer the permit to H&E Communications, a Partnership. The deal was approved by the FCC on August 20, 1991 and the transaction was consummated on August 21, 1991. WMXA received its license to cover from the FCC on March 6, 1992.
In July 1993, H&E Communications reached an agreement to sell this station to Fuller Broadcasting Company, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 18, 1993 and the transaction was consummated on November 30, 1993.
In August 1998, Fuller Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Root Communications License Company, L.P., as part of a five-station deal. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 5, 1998 and the transaction was consummated in December 1998.
In March 2003, Root Communications License Company, L.P., reached an agreement to sell this station to Qantum Communications subsidiary Qantum of Auburn License Company, LLC, as part of a 26 station deal valued at $82.2 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003 and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WMXA, to Clear Channel Communications for WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York as part of the sale of the WALK stations to Connoisseur Media. The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.