   99x was a radio station in atlanta, georgia, usa, streaming an alternative rock radio format branded as 99x, which began on full-power station wnnx (now wwwq) fm 99.7 in late october 1992. the station was taken off-air when q100 (wwwq) was moved to 99.7 from 100.5 (now wnnx), but returned to w250bc fm 97.9, and then moved to w256bo fm 99.1 (which is now w255cj fm 98.9). it was taken off-air again on the last day of august 2012, and replaced the following day with "98-9 the bone", but none of the on-air staff were fired as commercial broadcasters typically do when changing a format, indicating that 99x (or something similar) may make a second resurrection on another cumulus media station in the area. after the 2011 purchase of citadel broadcasting, its sister stations in atlanta include wkhx-fm 101.5 and wyay fm 106.7, in addition to previous cumulus holdings wwwq fm 99.7, wnnx fm 100.5, and w250bc fm 97.9. ==99x history== |thumb|left|original logo at the beginning of the 1990s, atlanta's power 99 was the dominant top-40 station in the southeast. however, the success of nirvana and pearl jam and the subsequent rise of alternative music gave station management pause. in early 1992, kedg-fm debuted in las vegas as an alternative station and immediately moved to #1 in the ratings. at the same time, power 99 was seeing its ratings decline. susquehanna's management agreed that changes were in order. in early september 1992, will pendarvis was brought in to host an all-alternative program on weeknights called "power 99 on the edge". after receiving a solid amount of positive feedback, station management decided to re-brand power 99 and tweak its format to include more alternative songs. just prior to its planned debut, sean demery, leslie fram, and station pd/md rick stacy agreed that the approved format was not drastic enough a change from what power 99 was playing. without knowledge of management, they rebuilt the playlist, focusing more on alternative music. on monday, october 26, 1992, at noon, 
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