Dixie Network

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The Dixie Network was a radio network which operated in the Southern United States primarily in the 1940s and 1950s. The stations often had the letters "DX" within their call signs, such as WDXN in Clarksville, Tennessee and WDXE in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

The Dixie Network was based in Jackson, Tennessee where it operated WDXI-AM, 5,000 watts at 1310 and WDXI-TV, which is now WBBJ-TV, Channel 7 ABC. They also owned WENK, Union City, TN which I have owned since 1974. They owned WTPR AM/FM, Paris, TN which I also own. WTPR-FM is now WAKQ. Dixie also owned WDXN, Clarksville, WDXE, Lawrenceburg and an AM station in Corinth, MS.

The network was owned and operated by Aaron B. Robinson. Upon his death in 1973, the stations were held in trust by a bank in Jackson which was to decide if Aaron Junior should inherit them. The bank deemed that he should not and the stations were began to be sold in 1973.

The stations often had the letters "DX" within their call signs, such as WDXN in Clarksville, TN and WDXE in Lawrenceburg, TN. Some of the network programming included "Dateline Dixie, news of the south for those in the south”. T.N.T, temperature news and time....the outcue for all events was "This is Dixie". And of course, the stations signed on and off with Dixie.