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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WKXM-FM
| logo             =
| city             = [[Winfield, Alabama|Winfield]], [[Alabama]]
| area             =
| branding         = ''Gold 97.7''
| airdate          = [[1991 in radio|1991]]
| frequency        = 97.7 [[MHz]]
| format           = [[Oldies]]
| erp              = 3,900 [[watt]]s
| haat             = 123 meters (404 feet)
| class            = A
| facility_id      = 435
| coordinates      = {{coord|34|01|53|N|87|48|06|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WXZX (3-10/1990)
| owner            = Ad-Media Management Corp.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  = [[WKXM (AM)|WKXM]]
| webcast          =
| website          =
| affiliations     = [[Citadel Media|ABC Radio]]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WKXM-FM''' (97.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "Gold 97.7") is a [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve [[Winfield, Alabama]], United States.  The station is owned by Ad-Media Management Corp.
WKXM-FM broadcasts an [[oldies]] music format which features programming from [[Citadel Media|ABC Radio]].<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |title=Station Information Profile}}</ref>
==History==
This station received its original [[construction permit]] for a new FM radio station broadcasting with 3,000 [[watt]]s of [[effective radiated power]] at 105.9 [[MHz]] from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on February 22, [[1990 in radio|1990]].<ref name="fccp">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BPH-19870903MC) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=104948 |date=February 22, 1990}}</ref>  The new station was assigned the call letters '''WXZX''' by the FCC on March 20, 1990.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=435&Callsign=WKXM-FM |publisher=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref> While still under construction, the station changed callsigns on October 1, 1990, to the current '''WKXM-FM''' as a complement to their AM sister station now known as [[WKXM (AM)|WKXM]].<ref name="fcc1"/>  WKXM-FM received its [[broadcast license|license to cover]] from the FCC on May 1, 1992.<ref name="flic">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLH-19910725KA) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=163295 |date=May 1, 1992}}</ref>
WKXM was formerly located at 105.9 FM but, for technical reasons that involved other radio stations, a 2004 frequency change was required.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|435|WKXM-FM}}
*{{FMARB|WKXM}}
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