WSMX-FM (100.3 FM) is a

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licensed to serve

Goshen, Alabama Goshen is a town in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 266, down from 300 in 2000. It incorporated in 1907. History A post office called Goshen has been in operation since 1839. The town was named after t ...

, United States. The station, which first began regular broadcasting in 1999, is owned by Christopher Johnson and Robert Williams, through licensee J&W Communications LLC.

Programming

WSMX-FM broadcasts a hybrid

classic country Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades. Repertoire The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

music format. In addition to its usual music programming, WSMX-FM features news at the top of the hour, local community announcements on the half-hour, plus weather at the top and bottom of every hour. Notable programming includes a two-hour " Swap Shop" each weekday morning, two hours of

Southern Gospel Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as ...

music on ''Family Gospel Time'' each weekday evening, plus a Sunday morning church service from First United Methodist of Luverne.

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on July 10,

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. The new station was assigned the call letters WAOQ by the FCC on December 1, 1995. After several extensions, WAOQ received its license to cover from the FCC on March 21, 2000. The station changed its call sign from WAOQ to WSMX-FM on July 7, 2016. On August 26, 2016, this station did a tweak with their format. (Taken from their Facebook Page) A new sound is coming from 100.3FM . We are now Supermix 100.3FM WSMX. We play "All the hits you grew up with". A mix of your favorite country oldies and your favorite pop and rock & roll oldies.

Construction permit

In December 2008, the station applied for a

that would allow it to change its community of license from

Brantley, Alabama Brantley is a city in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. Brantley is also commonly known as a speed trap town by the locals of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 825. Brantley was incorporated in 1891 as a city. Geography B ...

to tiny

. The application was contingent upon a simultaneous application to allow WEZZ to move from

Monroeville, Alabama Monroeville is the county seat of Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census its population was 5,951. Monroeville is known as the hometown of two prominent writers of the post-World War II period, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, w ...

, to Brantley and take over the WAOQ broadcast tower. In mid September 2016, this station signed on from their new facility in Goshen, Alabama, for which the license to operate was issued on September 19, 2016. (Taken from Alabama Broadcast Media Page)

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* {{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Alabama SMX-FM Classic country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 2000 Crenshaw County, Alabama 2000 establishments in Alabama