WEXT
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| City | Amsterdam, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Albany, New York |
| Branding | Exit 97.7 |
| Slogan | Leave Regular Radio Behind |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz (also on HD Radio via WMHT-FM-HD2) |
| First air date | July 16, 1979 (as WMVL) |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
| ERP | 1,600 watts |
| HAAT | 190 meters (620 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 23457 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°59′5.00″N 74°10′49.00″W / 42.9847222°N 74.1802778°W |
| Callsign meaning | EXiT 97.7 |
| Former callsigns | WCSS-FM (1975-1979) WMVQ (1979-1988) WKOL-FM (1988-1994) WBKK (1994-2007) |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio, Public Radio International |
| Owner | WMHT Educational Telecommunications |
| Sister stations | WMHT-FM |
| Website | exit977.org |
WEXT (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to Amsterdam, New York, United States, the station serves Albany, New York. The station is owned by WMHT Educational Telecommunications and features programming from American Public Media, National Public Radio and Public Radio International.
WEXT began operations as WCSS-FM in 1975, airing a top 40/oldies format. In 1979, the call letters changed to WMVQ, which now programmed a MOR format. In 1984, WMVQ changed formats to soft rock. In late 1988, the format was changed to oldies with the call letters WKOL-FM, which was known as Cool 97.7. In late 1989, the station flipped to adult contemporary.
On December 26, 1994, the station flipped to classical music as WBKK W-Bach after playing Christmas music under the AC format. As a commercial station, the station originally ran using the KDFC DAT service, switching to the now-defunct SW Classical network and eventually to a service provided by WCRB in Boston, Massachusetts.
On August 4, 2005, the station became a simulcast of WMHT-FM after GEM Associates sold the station to WMHT Educational Telecommunications for $1.5 million. In April 2006, WBKK split off from the simulcast of WMHT-FM with a classical music format carrying shorter pieces than its sister station.
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