Dixie Network

The Dixie Network was a radio network which operated in the Southern United States primarily in the 1940s and 1950s. The stations often had the letters "DX" within their call signs, such as WDXN in Clarksville, Tennessee and WDXE in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

The Dixie Network was based in Jackson, Tennessee where it operated WDXI-AM, 5,000 watts at 1310 and WDXI-TV, which is now WBBJ-TV, Channel 7 ABC. They also owned WENK, Union City, TN and WTPR AM/FM, Paris, TN. WTPR-FM is now WAKQ. Dixie also owned WDXN, Clarksville, WDXE, Lawrenceburg and an AM station in Corinth, Mississippi, WCMA (AM) 1230AM - "1-2-3-0 on your radio". WCMA, like the other Dixie Network stations (as well as almost all small-town stations of the era), had a variety format, at least into the mid-1960s.

The network was owned and operated by Aaron B. Robinson. Upon his death in 1973, the stations were held in trust by a bank in Jackson which was to decide if Aaron Junior should inherit them. The bank deemed that he should not and the stations began to be sold in 1973.

Some of the network programming included "Dateline Dixie, news of the south for those in the south”. T.N.T, temperature news and time....the outcue for all events was "This is Dixie". And of course, the stations signed on and off with Dixie.

Former Dixie Network Radio Stations

• WDXN-AM 540 - Clarksville, Tennessee (now WKFN AM 540)
• WENK-AM 1240 - Union City, Tennessee
• WTPR-AM 710 - Paris, Tennessee
• WDXE-AM 1370 - Lawrenceburg, Tennessee