WQXK
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| City of license | Salem, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Branding | K-105 |
| Slogan | "Continuous Country Favorites" & "Your Hometown Station" |
| Frequency | 105.1 (MHz) |
| First air date | January 1950 (as WFMJ-FM) November 25, 1958 (as WSOM-FM) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 88,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Former callsigns | 1958-1980: WSOM-FM 1947-1954: WFMJ-FM |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing, LLC) |
| Website | k105country.com |
WQXK (105.1 FM, "K-105") is a commercial radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, USA, serving the Mahoning Valley market broadcasting at 105.1 MHz with a country music format.[1] It is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Media with studios in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown.
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[edit] History
The station was founded in 1947 as WFMJ-FM by William F. Maag, Jr. from whose initials the call letters were derived. Maag was also publisher of The Youngstown Vindicator, and owned WFMJ(AM), and WFMJ-TV. WFMJ-FM was issued a construction permit in 1947, but the station did not go on the air until January 1950. [2] Only a few years later, WFMJ Broadcasting Company requested to the FCC that the WFMJ-FM license be canceled, a request which was granted January 5, 1954. [3]
WSOM-FM, a new station in Salem, OH signed on the air on November 25, 1958. WSOM-FM was owned by Salem Broadcasting Company. WSOM-FM's call was changed to WQXK in January 1980, which was done shortly after Rust Communications Group purchased the station and sister station WSOM(AM) on December 13, 1979. This was the first of many ownership changes that occurred over the next several years. [4] [5]
[edit] Grandfathered Status
While the station broadcasts 88,000 watts that would today exceed the FCC's maximum power output, the station is grandfathered from the excess power due to operating the station before current power limits were instituted. Nevertheless, the 88,000 watt station is the most powerful in the region, not only covering Youngstown but is also easily reachable in the Akron/Canton, Cleveland, Erie, Pittsburgh, and Wheeling/Steubenville markets. Because of the station's strong signal, WQXK is the highest-rated station in the Youngstown market, often attracting out-of-market listeners. K105's signal can be picked up clearly in over 20 counties in 3 states ( Ohio, Pennsylvania, & West Virginia.
The station primarily competes with the Froggy stations for country music listeners. To a lesser extent, the station also competes with out-of-market stations such as WDSY-FM due to WQXK's strong signal.
K105 won the CMA Small Market Radio Station of the year award in 2005.
K105 features an hour long flashback weekdays at 6 pm. "The Classics At 6" includes country songs from the 1950s–1990s. This is a highly listened to hour of music.
[edit] References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm.
- ^ "License issued to cover CP-Broadcasting Magazine Jan. 23, 1950 ed. p.83". Radio's Online History Resource. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/50-OCR/BC-1950-01-23-Page-0083.pdf.
- ^ "WFMJ-FM license canceled-Broadcasting Magazine Jan. 18, 1954 ed. p.108". Radio's Online History Resource. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/54-OCR/BC-1954-01-18-Page-0110.pdf.
- ^ "WSOM-FM & WSOM (AM) acquisition date to Rust Communications Group-1981 Broadcasting Yearbook p.C-184". Radio's Online History Resource. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/80s-OCR-YB/1981-YB/1981-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0462.pdf.
- ^ "Date WSOM-FM became WQXK". FCC Call Sign History: WQXK. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=37548&Callsign=WQXK.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WQXK
- Radio-Locator information on WQXK
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WQXK
- List of "grandfathered" FM radio stations in the U.S.
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