WXMM

Infobox Radio Station


name = WXMM
airdate = 1962
frequency = 100.5 (MHz)
city = Norfolk, VA
area = Norfolk/Virginia Beach
format = Rock
owner = Max Media
erp = 50,000 watts
haat = 152 meters
branding = "100.5 MAX-FM"
slogan = "Hampton Roads' Rock Station"
class = B
sister_stations =WVBW,WGH-FM,WXEZ
webcast = [http://player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?callsign=WXMMFM Listen Live]
website = [http://www.maxfm.fm/ www.maxfm.fm]
callsign_meaning =

WXMM, commonly referred to as 100.5 MAX-FM, is a radio station operating in southeastern Virginia which plays rock music. Its transmitter is located in Norfolk.

History

WXMM had been WCMS-FM with a country music format since they first came on the airwaves in 1962. The calls originally stood for "where country music swings" and the original slogan was "Western Country Music Station." The format shifted to Classic Country at 3PM on April 10, 2003.

After more than 40 years of country music, the format was dropped on November 28, 2003 around 11:30 PM for Mainstream Rock. The first song was AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long."

Ownership

Sold to Max Media from Barnstable Broadcasting in early 2005. The cluster (92.9/WFOG, 94.1/WXEZ, 97.3/WGH-FM, 100.5/WXMM, 1310/WCMS) went for $80M. A sixth station in the Barnstable cluster (1050/WVXX) was sold separately.

Playlists

In June 2008, 100.5 MAX-FM's [http://playlist.maxfm.fm/ Playlist] site launched. Allowing its listeners to program the station, users can log on and create their favorite playlist of music and submit it. When the playlists are played on the radio, listeners are given attribution via their own recorded intros throughout the hour.

External links

* [http://www.maxfm.fm/ 100.5 MAX-FM official website]
* [http://playlist.maxfm.fm/ 100.5 MAX-FM Playlist website]
*FMQ|WXMM
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* [http://www.vartv.com/media/wcms04.wma WCMS becomes WXMM]