WFXN-FM
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| Broadcast area | Richland County Crawford County Morrow County |
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| Frequency | 102.3 MHz |
| Branding | 102.3 The Fox |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WMAN, WMAN-FM, WNCO, WNCO-FM, WSWR, WYHT | |
| History | |
First air date | April 21, 2003 (as WFXN-FM) November 8, 1974 (as WQLX) |
Former call signs | WXFN-FM (2003) WFXN (2002–2003) WGLN (1997–2002) WQLX (1974–1997) |
Call sign meaning | W "FoX" N –FM |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 39730 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,500 watts |
| HAAT | 131 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′26.00″N 82°47′23.00″W / 40.7572222°N 82.7897222°W |
| Repeater(s) | 107.7 WXXF (Loudonville) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wfxnthefox |
WFXN-FM (102.3 FM) — branded 102.3 The Fox — is a commercial classic rock radio station licensed to Galion, Ohio. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., WFXN-FM is the local affiliate for The Bob & Tom Show and The House of Hair with Dee Snider. The WFXN-FM studios are located in Mansfield, while the station transmitter resides in Galion. Besides a standard analog transmission, the station is available online via iHeartRadio.
WFXN-FM primarily serves the Mid-Ohio counties of Richland, Crawford, and Morrow, but also extends its signal by using a single full-power repeater. Licensed to Loudonville, Ohio, repeater WXXF (107.7 FM) provides additional coverage to the Mid-Ohio counties of Holmes, Ashland, and Wayne.
Off air tower collapsed during storm operating a low power
History of WFXN Galion
WFXN-FM began as WQLX on November 8, 1974.[1] At first, WQLX simulcast WGLX/Galion (1570 AM) was owned by Harry Gray's Radio Galion. After only owning the station for one year, Gray had a heart attack at the age of 58, the control of the station was transferred to Joseph Billow until a sale could take place. In 1976, Maumee Valley Broadcasting owned by Ray Malone for $166,000. Malone would own the station along with sister WGLX/Galion and WNDH-FM/Napoleon before selling in 1996 to Dean Stampfli's Ashland/Knox Broadcasting for $161,000. In 1997, Ohio Radio Group (née Ashland/Knox) changed the station's callsign to WGLN. On October 2, 2000, Clear Channel purchased Ohio Radio Group which included WQIO Mount Vernon, Ohio, WMVO Mount Vernon, Ohio, WWBK Fredericktown, Ohio, WBZW Loudonville, Ohio, WNCO-AM Ashland, Ohio and WNCO-FM Ashland, Ohio . Over the next two years, the station callsign changed three times: in 2002 to WFXN; in 2003 to WXFN-FM; and again in 2003, to WFXN-FM. On Labor Day 2017, an EF-2 tornado caused the broadcast tower for WFXN in Galion to collapse. [2]
History of WXXF Loudonville
WXXF-FM began as WBZW on March 1990.[3] After a failed attempt to win the Construction Permit for WKLM-FM/Millersburg, Esther Martin of Apple Creek won the 107.7 Loudonville frequency as Holmes Radio. In 1991, WBZW Loudonville signed on airing a Smooth Jazz and Adult Contemporary format targeting Wooster and competing against Dix Communications owned WQKT. The station became Charter Communications under the direction of Martin's son Donald after serving as General Manager of several Washington DC area radio stations. Studios were located at 127 North Water Street in downtown Loudonville. In December 1994, the station was sold to K-Country Communications with Mark Bohach for $384,000 who changed the format to simulcast new sister radio station 98.3 WMAN-FM and moved studios to 115 South Water Street in Loudonville. In 1998 Bohach sold both stations to Dean Stampfli's Ashland Broadcasting for $1.15 Million. Ashland Broadcasting owned WNCO and WNCO-FM, and would eventually become the largest broadcast owner in the state of Ohio prior to its sale to iHeartMedia, Inc. in 2000 for $32 Million. In 2001, the Loudonville and Fredericktown stations became Top 40 KISS-FM Mid-Ohio playing Contemporary Hit Radio music allowing sister WYHT-FM to become Hot Adult Contemporary. The format lasted nearly five years before becoming Classic Rock as 107.7 The Fox trimulcasting with now sister WFXN Galion.
Current programming
In addition to its classic rock format, WFXN-FM airs The Bob & Tom Show weekday mornings, and The House of Hair with Dee Snider on Saturday nights.[4][5]
References
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/80s-OCR-YB/1980-YB/1980-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0457.pdf
- ^ https://insidetowers.com/radio-tower-destroyed-storms-ohio/.
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- ^ http://www.bobandtom.com/affiliates/ohio
- ^ http://houseofhaironline.com/house-of-hair-stations-list-by-state/
External links
- Official website
- WFXN in the FCC FM station database
- WFXN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WXXF in the FCC FM station database
- WXXF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database