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WXLO

Coordinates: 42°30′29″N 71°49′34″W / 42.508°N 71.826°W / 42.508; -71.826
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WXLO
Broadcast areaWorcesterBoston, Massachusetts
Frequency104.5 MHz
Branding104.5 XLO
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
WORC-FM, WWFX
History
First air date
August 1960; 64 years ago (1960-08)[1]
Former call signs
  • WFGM-FM (1960–1964)
  • WBNE-FM (1964–1967)
  • WFMP (1967–1984)
  • WXLO (1984–1991)
  • WXLO-FM (1991–1997)[2]
Former frequencies
104.7 MHz (1960–1964)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID43557
ClassB
ERP37,000 watts
HAAT172 meters (564 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°30′29″N 71°49′34″W / 42.508°N 71.826°W / 42.508; -71.826
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wxlo.com

WXLO (104.5 FM; "104.5 XLO") is a hot adult contemporary radio station owned by Cumulus Media, licensed to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and serving the Worcester and Boston markets.[4] The station broadcasts on the FM band on a frequency of 104.5 MHz. The studio is located in downtown Worcester, and its main transmission tower is located in the Leominster State Forest in Leominster; three other repeaters boost the signal on the same frequency throughout Greater Boston.[5]

History

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WXLO logo from August 9, 1991, to October 24, 2018

The station has been running an adult contemporary format since 1979, and the call sign WXLO was chosen in January 1984 by station management in tribute to the former New York station (which is now WEPN-FM). In 1991, the call sign was modified to WXLO-FM when its then-sister station WFGL (960 AM) became WXLO as part of a maintenance simulcast of the FM's programming while its owners looked to sell the AM off, which was done in 1994.[6] The station was reassigned the WXLO call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on June 5, 1997.[2]

WXLO is often the most listened-to adult radio station in the Worcester market. WXLO also has a substantial audience in the Boston metro area, especially the area known as MetroWest. Outside the station's hot AC format, WXLO airs specialty programming, and the Awesome '80s Saturday Night. WXLO also spotlights that decade of music with an annual event called the "Awesome '80s Prom". WXLO also hosts an annual Acoustic Christmas event at Mechanics Hall in Worcester that has featured artists such as Train, Guster, Lee Dewyze, Daughtry, Delta Rae, Steven Page, Gavin DeGraw, Andy Grammer, and the Goo Goo Dolls.

On-air personalities include Jen Carter and Frank Foley in the Morning, Laura St. James, Rick Brackett, Diana "Lady D." Steele, and Tim Brennan.

Booster signals

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On January 15, 2019, WXLO launched three boosters, in Boston (with a transmitter at the John Hancock Tower), Lexington, and Waltham, to help improve its signal in the Greater Boston area.

Broadcast translators for WXLO
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info Notes
WXLO-FM1 104.5 FM Boston, Massachusetts 201850 10 m (0 ft) D 42°20′57.4″N 71°4′29.2″W / 42.349278°N 71.074778°W / 42.349278; -71.074778 (WXLO-FM1) LMS  
WXLO-FM2 104.5 FM Lexington, Massachusetts 201849 150 (Horizontal)
450 (Vertical)
0 m (0 ft) D 42°24′51.1″N 71°12′37.2″W / 42.414194°N 71.210333°W / 42.414194; -71.210333 (WXLO-FM2) LMS
WXLO-FM3 104.5 FM Waltham, Massachusetts 201847 230 (Horizontal)
700 (Vertical)
0 m (0 ft) D 42°22′42.3″N 71°16′3.2″W / 42.378417°N 71.267556°W / 42.378417; -71.267556 (WXLO-FM3) LMS

References

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  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-215. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Call Sign History (WXLO)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXLO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "XLO Station Information". Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  5. ^ "FCCInfo Results". www.fccinfo.com.
  6. ^ "Call Sign History (WFGL)". licensing.fcc.gov.
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