WMXI

WMXI
City Laurel, Mississippi
Broadcast area Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Branding News Radio 98.1
Slogan The Voice of the Pine Belt
Frequency 98.1 MHz
First air date 1997
Format News/Talk
ERP 2,550 watts
HAAT 156 meters (512 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 54655
Owner Jill Hebert Pol
(Eagle Broadcasting, LLC)
Webcast Listen Live
Website wmxi.com

WMXI (98.1 FM, "News Radio 98.1") is a news/talk formatted radio station licensed to Laurel, Mississippi, serving the Laurel-Hattiesburg Arbitron market.

History

WMXI started as an alternative rock formatted radio station as "98X". Sometime down the road, the station changed format and name to a Top 40 formatted radio station as "98.1 Hot FM" before its current talk format.

Coordinates: 31°33′22″N 89°09′11″W / 31.556°N 89.153°W / 31.556; -89.153


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