WIXC is the callsign for Wixie 1060, an AM Adult Standards radio station licensed to Titusville, Florida, United States. It broadcasts at a medium-wave frequency of 1060 kHz. It is owned by Genesis Communications. It broadcasts from a 50 kW transmitter in Titusville, Florida, though the transmitter power is reduced to 17 kw during critical hours and further reduced in power overnight to 5 kW. Although its primary service area is Melbourne, its main studio and transmitter are in Mims, which is north of Titusville. The service area of the station is the entire county of Brevard during the day and from northern Viera to Mims overnight. A sales office is located in the Suntree area of Melbourne, Florida.

The WIXC call sign was previously used by FM 97.3 in Bay City, Michigan, now WMJO-FM.

WIXC was the Space Coast affiliate for ESPN Radio through July 31, 2008. They were are also the local affiliate for the Tampa Bay Rays games, as well as NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races. WIXC switched from its previous sportstalk format to primarily classic country music on August 1st 2008. It has since dumped the classic country format after a failed LMA with Ted Turner's Whiskey River Broadcasting and gone to an Adult Standards format. WIXC continues to air a significant amount of sports content. It is the Space Coast affiliate for the Jacksonville Jaguars football team and the Florida State Seminoles. The station carries Monday Night Football from the Westwood One network.

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• http://www.cflradio.net/1060_WIXC_AM.htm
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WIXC
• Radio Locator Information on WIXC
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for WIXC