Transmitter fire won’t affect 99x’s on-air talent reveal

Investigation continues into the fire that damaged 99x’s transmitter high atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Downtown on Monday afternoon.

The station’s backup transmitter has kept the revived alt-rock radio station on the air and won’t affect the “big announcement” of the return of on-air talent set for Thursday morning, Jan. 5, at 7:35 a.m.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the station is still reaching 95% of listeners on its 100.5 FM frequency.

99x took over the former Rock 100.5 signal on Dec. 5 playing alternative favorites from its heyday in the 1990s.

There is speculation that the former Morning X show DJs – Steve Barnes, Leslie Fram and Jimmy Baron – could return, along with other well-known voices like Axel Lowe and Yvonne Monet.