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WFNX (FM)

Coordinates: 47°44′56″N 90°21′28″W / 47.74889°N 90.35778°W / 47.74889; -90.35778
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WFNX
Broadcast areaNorth Shore (Lake Superior)
Frequency95.3 MHz
Branding95.3 The Otter
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult Album Alternative
Ownership
OwnerShire & Shore Communications, LLC.
History
First air date
1998 (as WXXZ)
Former call signs
KANQ (1995-1996)
WXXZ (1996-2018)
WVVE (2018-2020)
Call sign meaning
The WFNX call-letters once belonged to a modern Rock station in Boston from 1983 to 2012, now known as WBWL; the call-sign was acquired by WVVE when 99.9 in Boston was acquired by the Educational Media Foundation and there calls were changed from WFNX to WKMY
Technical information
Facility ID18531
ClassC1
ERP63,000 watts
HAAT209 meters (686 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°44′56″N 90°21′28″W / 47.74889°N 90.35778°W / 47.74889; -90.35778
Links
Websitetheotter.fm

WFNX (95.3 FM; "The Otter") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States, and serves the North Shore region. The station airs an Adult Album Alternative format. WFNX broadcasts with an ERP of 63,000 watts.

History

95.3 FM Grand Marais (as WXXZ), and 106.7 FM Babbitt (as KOAD) formerly simulcast KQDS-FM from Duluth. In 2017, Midwest Communications sold W288AI (Ely), WXXZ (Grand Marais) and KAOD (Babbitt) to Aurora Broadcasting LLC.

In 2017, WXXZ and KOAD both changed their callsign. WXXZ changed their callsign to WVVE, and KOAD changed their callsign to KZJZ.

In May 2018, after stunting, WVVE and KZJZ launched an adult album alternative format branded as "Radio North Of Ordinary."

In June 2019, Shire & Shore Communications announced that it would sell WVVE to Zoe Communications, Inc,[1] however the transaction was never consummated.

On September 16, 2019, WVVE returned to air simulcasting oldies-formatted WHRY 1450 AM Hurley, WI.[2] Its call sign was changed to WFNX on June 15, 2020.

In March 2021, the radio station, now operating as 95.3 The Otter, re-committed to its AAA format as a local, independent broadcasting company serving the Minnesota North Shore.

Sources

northpine.com
New AAA Radio Station Launches In Northeastern Minnesota
[1] fccinfo.com
Boreal.org

References