WTXT

WTXT

City of license	Fayette, Alabama
Broadcast area	Tuscaloosa/Columbus, MS
Branding	98 TXT
Slogan	Tuscaloosa's Country Music Station
Frequency	98.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1977 (as WHKW)
Format	Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	274 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	68418
Former callsigns	WHKW (1977-1989)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations	WACT, WRTR, WZBQ
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	98txt.com

WTXT (98.1 FM, "98 TXT") is a country music-formatted radio station licensed to Fayette, Alabama, with studios in Tuscaloosa; the station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. WTXT serves Tuscaloosa and west-central Alabama and most of east-central Mississippi with an ERP of 100,000 watts, and broadcasts at 98.1 MHz.

Cities in WTXT's primary coverage area include Tuscaloosa, Fayette and Aliceville in Alabama and Columbus, Starkville and West Point in Mississippi. The station's signal also covers most of the western suburbs of Birmingham (e.g., Bessemer, Fairfield, Hueytown).

During the 1980s the callsign was WHKW and the format was Top 40/Pop. During the early 1990s the callsign changed to WTXT and the country music format was adopted. Syndicated programming includes After Midnite with Blair Garner hosted by Blair Garner from Premiere Radio Networks.

In 2006, WTXT added Clear Channel radio hosts Big D and Bubba to morning drive and Wild Bill Seckbach to afternoon drive. In 2014, Bobby Bones was added to the morning lineup. WTXT positions itself as 98 TXT, Tuscaloosa's Country.

On April 27, 2011, following massive severe weather, WTXT's 860' broadcast tower in Echola, AL was destroyed. In the Fall of 2012, WTXT began broadcasting at full-power from a new tower at the same site..

External links

• WTXT official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WTXT
• Radio-Locator information on WTXT
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WTXT