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{{short description|Radio station in Champaign, Illinois}}
{{About|the radio station in Champaign, Illinois|the Cleveland, Ohio radio station during the late 1960s|WCCR (AM)}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name                = WIXY
| logo                = File:WIXY 100.3FM logo.png
| city                = [[Champaign, Illinois]]
| area                = [[Champaign-Urbana]]
| branding            = WIXY 100.3 FM
| frequency           = {{frequency|100.3|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| translator          = {{ubl|class=nowrap|{{Radio Relay|96.9|W245DP|Champaign|HD2}}|{{Radio Relay|99.7|W259BG|Champaign|HD3}}}}
| airdate             = {{start date and age|1992|6|1}}
| format              = [[Country music|Country]]
| subchannels         = HD2: eXtra 96.9 ([[Mainstream rock]])<br>HD3: EZ 99.7 ([[Soft adult contemporary|Soft AC]])
| erp                 = 13,000 [[watt]]s
| haat                = {{convert|138|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class               = B1
| facility_id         = 58539
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| coordinates         = {{coord|40|7|35.1|N|88|17|25.2|W|region:US-IL_type:landmark_source:NAD83}}
| callsign_meaning    =
| former_callsigns    =
| affiliations        = [[Motor Racing Network]]
| owner               = Saga Communications
| licensee            = Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC
| sister_stations     = [[WLRW]], [[WREE]], [[WYXY]]
| webcast             = {{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/7866}}<br>{{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/11206}} (HD2)<br>{{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/11831}} (HD3)
| website             = [https://wixy.com wixy.com]<br>HD2: [https://extra969.com extra969.com]<br>HD3: [https://myez997.com myez997.com]
}}
'''WIXY''' (100.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[country music]] [[radio format]].  [[City of license|Licensed]] to [[Champaign, Illinois]], United States, the station serves the [[Champaign-Urbana]] area.  The station is owned by Saga Communications under licensee Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC, and operates as part of its Illini Radio Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WIXY |title=WIXY Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>  The [[radio studio]]s and offices are on West Bradley Avenue in Champaign.
WIXY has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 13,000 [[watt]]s.  The [[transmitter]] is on County Road 1700 East at County Road 900 North in [[Philo, Illinois]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WIXY-FM?loc=40.11298%2C-88.26123&locn=Champaign%2C%20Illinois Radio-Locator.com/WIXY-FM]</ref>
==HD Radio==
WIXY broadcasts using [[HD radio]] technology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Find a Station: Champaign, IL|url=http://www.ibiquity.com/stationlist_hdradio.php?state=IL&sortBy=StnMarket&theCity=374|access-date=2010-01-14|publisher=[[iBiquity]]|location=[[Columbia, Maryland]]}}</ref>  It also had an [[FM translator]], W221CK, on 92.1 MHz in Champaign.  During late 2009, these ran a new "WIXY Classic" country format.  In early January 2010, that format swapped with WXTT "eXtra 99.1" in Savoy; 99.1 changed its [[call sign]] to [[WYXY]] and picked up WIXY Classic, and the 92.1 WIXY-HD2 subcarrier and 92.1 translator changed branding to "WXTT eXtra 92.1"<ref>{{cite news|last=Dodson|first=Don|date=2010-01-05|title=99.1 FM goes country; Extra moves down to 92.1|work=[[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana)|The News-Gazette]]|location=[[Champaign, Illinois]]|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2010/01/05/991_fm_goes_country_extra_moves_down_to_921}}</ref>  The translator for WXTT later switched to 96.9 W245DP.  The active rock format is now known as "eXtra 96.9".
In May 2012, WIXY signed on an HD3 [[digital subchannel]], and began airing a [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] format branded as "Hits 99.7" (in reference to translator W259BG (99.7 FM), which dropped its simulcast of WIXY-HD2).<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/57232/hits-99-7-champaign-urbana-debuts/ Hits 99.7 Champaign-Urbana Debuts]</ref> On April 22, 2021, WIXY-HD3/W259BG changed to a [[soft adult contemporary]] format, branded as "EZ 99.7".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/207482/saga-gets-ez-in-champaign/ Saga Gets EZ In Champaign] Radioinsight - April 26, 2021</ref>
==History==
The call letters WIXY have been used off and on in other U.S. cities, most notably in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]; that station later became [[WCCR (AM)|WCCR]].  The current FM station was assigned the WIXY [[call sign]] by the FCC on December 13, 1991.  WIXY began broadcasting on June 1, 1992.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1284505 | title = WIXY(FM) | date = 2009-01-13 | work = FCCInfo | publisher = Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. | location = Manassas, Virginia | access-date = 2009-01-13 }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[WYXY]] &mdash; sister station 99.1 WIXY Classic
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://sagacom.com/stations/ Saga Communications Stations]
*[http://www.wixy.com/ WIXY.com] &mdash; official 100.3 analog/HD1 site
*[https://myez997.com/ EZ 99.7 FM] &mdash; official 100.3 HD3 and 99.7 W259BG website
*{{FM station data|58539|WIXY}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|149358|W245DP}}
*{{FXL|W245DP}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|152539|W259BG}}
*{{FXL|W259BG}}
{{Champaign Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Illinois}}
{{Saga Communications}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Illinois|IXY]]
[[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Champaign, Illinois]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1992]]