This article is about the Ridge, New York radio station at 94.7 FM. For the former Christian radio station in Islip, New York that held the call sign WLIX at 540 AM until 1995, see
WLIE. For the Hampton Bays, New York radio station formerly branded "WLIX Radio" at 107.1 FM, see
WLIR-FM.
WLIX-LP (94.7 FM) is a low-power FM radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format.[1] Licensed to Ridge, New York, the station is currently owned by Pine Barrens Broadcasting.[2]
History
The radio station began in 2005 as RadioX, a modern/alternative rock radio station. The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on February 27, 2004.[3] The station was assigned the WLIX-LP call sign on March 10, 2004,[4] and received its license to cover on September 30, 2005.[5] The radio station had approximately 60,000 listeners at its peak, but suffered financial difficulties. A programming agreement was established with a local ministry in April of 2007. This converted WLIX-LP to a Christian Radio format.
This arrangement continued until Labor Day weekend of 2012. On August 31, 94.7 WLIX switched programming to adult standards utilizing "The Penthouse" format from Big Sticks Broadcasting and served as the flagship station for this format.
In November 2012, the adult standards programming ceased, and WLIX switched to soft adult contemporary.
References
External links
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- Query the FCC's FM station database for WLIX-LP
- Radio-Locator information on WLIX-LP
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WLIX
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W227CL
- The Penthouse — adult standards radio broadcast on WLIX-LP in 2012
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