WXDX-FM
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| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | 105.9 The X |
| Frequency | 105.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) 105.9-2 for iHeart 2000s 105.9-3 for Penguins en Español |
| First air date | 1948 (as WAMO-FM) |
| Format | Alternative Rock |
| ERP | 15,500 watts |
| HAAT | 131 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 60153 |
| Former callsigns | WAMO-FM (1948–1996) |
| Affiliations |
Pennsylvania Rebellion Radio Network Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | KQV, WBGG, WDVE, WKST-FM, WPGB, WWSW |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1059thex.com |
WXDX-FM (branded 105.9 The X) is a Alternative Rock radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., the station broadcasts at 105.9 MHz with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15.5 kW. Since October 2006, WXDX has been the radio flagship station of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins.
105.9 FM signed on as WAMO-FM in 1948 and had the most powerful signal coverage in western Pennsylvania. It also had various formats during its early years, which also included Album-oriented Rock, Disco, and CHUrban. However, it had better success with its Urban Contemporary direction. In 1974, WAMO-FM and WAMO began separate programming. WAMO aired gospel programming on weekdays, while on weekends, it simulcasted WAMO-FM. WAMO-FM was formatted as an Urban contemporary station with gospel programming on Sunday.
On April 10, 1996, at 3 PM, WAMO swapped frequencies with WXDX, and moved to the 106.7 frequency, with WXDX moving to 105.9 FM.
WXDX was one of six stations in the Clear Channel roster that dropped Howard Stern in February 2004 (however, Stern would show up on WRKZ later that year). Howard began airing on WXDX in November 1995 (when it was still on 106.7 FM).
WXDX broadcasts on its HD2 subchannel dates back to 2006, when the subchannel launched a format focusing on Adult Album Alternative (Triple A) music.
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