WXIC

WXIC
Waverly, Ohio;
Broadcast area	South-Central Ohio
Frequency	660 kHz
Branding	WXIC AM 660
Programming
Format	Southern Gospel
Affiliations	ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Alan Stockmeister (Jackson County Broadcasting, Inc)
History
First air date	July 11, 1954 (as 1380 WPKO)
Former call signs	WPKO
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	14652
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates	39°7′50.00″N 83°0′46.00″W / 39.1305556°N 83.0127778°W
Translator(s)	95.9 MHz W240DZ (Waverly)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.am660wxic.com

WXIC (660 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Waverly, Ohio, calling itself "Ohio's Gospel Giant." It airs a Southern Gospel radio format and is owned by Jackson County Broadcasting, Inc (and formerly owned by Crystal Communications Corp.) News updates are supplied by ABC News Radio .^[2]^[3]

By day, WXIC is powered at 1,000 watts using a non-directional antenna. But because 660 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WFAN New York City, WXIC is a daytimer and must sign off at night to avoid interference. WXIC's signal covers South-Central Ohio and parts of Kentucky and West Virginia.

History

In 1954, the station first signed on as WPKO at 1380 kHz. It originally was a country music station with some Southern Gospel music on Sundays. In 1971, it added an FM sister station at 100.9, playing automated beautiful music. Today that is co-owned WXIZ, a country music station.

The WPKO call sign is now being used at an FM station in Bellefontaine, Ohio.