▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁by ▁Saint ▁X avier ▁student ▁Ch uck ▁Flor amo . ▁Origin ally ▁a ▁w ired ▁radio ▁station ▁that ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁heard ▁in ▁Saint ▁X avier ' s ▁c af eter ia , ▁W S X C ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁known , ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁playing ▁the ▁hits ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁W S X C ▁became ▁a ▁lic ensed ▁radio ▁station ▁with ▁the ▁F CC ▁and ▁changed ▁its ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁W X AV ▁and ▁would ▁broadcast ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 1 9 9 8 ▁Music ian ▁& ▁Com ed ian ▁David ▁V ox ▁M ull en ▁became ▁the ▁station ' s ▁Music ▁Director ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁week ly ▁on - air ▁call - in ▁comedy ▁show ▁( even ▁though ▁he ▁himself ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁the ▁university ). ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁W X AV ▁began ▁to ▁broadcast ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁ 7 ▁days ▁a ▁week , ▁when ▁W BB M ' s ▁K ris ▁K rid el ▁rela unch ed ▁the ▁radio ▁station ▁in ▁an ▁official ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁P aste ▁Magazine ▁ran ▁a ▁poll ▁and ▁article ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁best ▁low ▁w att age ▁radio ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁W X AV ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁list ▁in