W255CJ
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| City | Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Broadcast area | Atlanta metro area (central) |
| Branding | 99X |
| Slogan | It's What's Next |
| Frequency | 98.9 MHz FM |
| First air date | mid-2000s |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| ERP | 250 W FM / 96,600W×1% HD |
| HAAT | 305 m (1,001 ft)/ 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Class | D / C0 |
| Facility ID | 148550 / 73345 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°48′26″N 84°20′22″W / 33.80722°N 84.33944°WCoordinates: 33°48′26″N 84°20′22″W / 33.80722°N 84.33944°W |
| Callsign meaning | (serially assigned) |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC / WNNX LiCo) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | whatsnextradio.com |
W255CJ FM 98.9 is a 250-watt "broadcast translator" radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, US, airing an alternative rock format known as 99X.
The station's city of license was previously Tallapoosa (west of metro Atlanta), which is now far beyond its current broadcast range, nearly in Alabama. The station's current facility was a move-in in 2011. Previously, it was programmed as 99X, which originally began on full-power station WNNX (now WWWQ) FM 99.7 in 1992, then reappeared on W250BC FM 97.9, before moving to this station in June 2011. It was then followed by active rock "98-9 The Bone" in September 2012, and Christian AC/country "98-9 The Walk" in February 2013. It switched to a satellite-fed oldies format in August 2013, then flipped to a country format known as "Nash Icon" in late autumn 2014. In November 2015, it became "Warm 98-9", playing all-Christmas music through Christmas, and then to an adult contemporary format the day after. The return of 99X occurred a week later at Midnight on New Year's Day, 2016.
It has a power of 250 watts but at great height, and is transmitted from a "broadcast translator" on the WWWQ FM 99.7 radio tower near North Druid Hills, along with several other stations. It has the same height and coordinates as W250BC 97.9 and W229AG 93.7, indicating that it likely shares an antenna with them via a combiner. While on 99.1 at 99 watts as W256BO, it had a broadcast range of approximately 20 miles (30 km), only somewhat less than the two other stations, which are at 250 watts.
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