Radio The X 88.3 (WXAV)

WXAV (88.3 FM) is the college radio station of Saint Xavier University in Chicago. WXAV serves the south and southwest side of Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs.WXAV was started in 1977 by Saint Xavier student Chuck Floramo. Originally a wired radio station that could only be heard in Saint Xavier's cafeteria, WSXC as it was known, went on the air playing the hits of the day. In the early 1990s WSXC became a licensed radio station with the FCC and changed its call letters to WXAV and would broadcast for 12 hours a day.In August 2002 WXAV began to broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, when WBBM's Kris Kridel relaunched the radio station in an official ceremony.In September 2010 Paste Magazine ran a poll and article discussing the 40 best low wattage radio stations in the country. WXAV was named to the list in the category of best stations that broadcast at 150 watts.