- WTRX (AM)
Infobox Radio station
name = WTRX
city =Flint, Michigan
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WTRX&service=AM&status=L&hours=D] (Daytime)
[http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WTRX&service=AM&status=L&hours=N] (Nighttime)
branding = Sports XTRA 1330
slogan = Mid Michigan's Biggest Athletic Supporter
airdate =October 1 ,1947
frequency = 1330kHz
format = Sports
power = 5,000watt s (Daytime)
1,000watt s (Nighttime)
class = B
facility_id = 15768
coordinates = coord|42|58|24|N|83|39|2|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WDLZ (5/22/89-8/31/90)
WTRX (1/13/60-5/22/89)
WBBC (10/1/47-1/13/60)
owner =Citadel Broadcasting
sister_stations =WFBE
webcast =
website = [http://www.wtrxsports.com/ http://www.wtrxsports.com/]
affiliations =ESPN Radio
The Detroit Lions Radio Network
The Detroit Tigers Radio Network
The Detroit Pistons Radio Network
The Detroit Red Wings Radio Network
The University of Michigan Sports NetworkWTRX (1330 AM, "Sports XTRA 1330") is an American
radio station broadcasting asports radio format inFlint, Michigan .The station first began broadcasting in 1947 under the WBBC call sign and was a popular
Top 40 station in the 1960s and early 1970s, going by the name "Trix." Around1975 , WTRX migrated from Top 40 toadult contemporary and continued with that format until1989 , when it became an affiliate ofSatellite Music Network 'sZ-Rock format as WDLZ. After a period of silence after WDLZ went off the air in 1990, WTRX came back on the air with its current format and its legendary call sign restored.WTRX is an
affiliate ofESPN Radio [ [http://www.wtrxsports.com/programming.asp WTRX Programming Lineup] ]WTRX is the Flint
affiliate for TheDetroit Tigers , TheDetroit Lions , TheDetroit Red Wings , TheDetroit Pistons , and TheMichigan Wolverines .Sources
* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-s/wtrx.html Michiguide.com - WTRX History]
External links
*AMQ|WTRX
*AML|WTRX
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