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"WKTQ (AM)" redirects here. For the 1970s Pittsburgh radio station also known as 13Q, see WJAS.
"WOXO-FM" redirects here. For the radio station in Norway, Maine that formerly used this call sign, see WEZR-FM.
WOXO
File:WOXOAMFM.png
Broadcast areaOxford County, Maine
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingThe Ox
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
Owner
  • Gleason Radio Group
  • (Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc.)
WEZR, WEZR-FM, WOXO-FM, WTME
History
First air date
October 28, 1955 (1955-10-28)[1]
Former call signs
WKTQ (1955–1973)
WKTP (1973–1976)
WXIV (1976–1981)
WOXO (1981–1986)
WKTQ (1986–2016)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID52176
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
44°13′16″N 70°31′43″W / 44.22111°N 70.52861°W / 44.22111; -70.52861 (WOXO)
Translator(s)96.9 W245CQ (South Paris)
Links
Websitewww.woxo.com
WOXO-FM
Broadcast areaOxford County, Maine
Frequency100.7 MHz
BrandingThe Ox
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
Owner
  • Gleason Media Group
  • (Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc.)
WEZR, WEZR-FM, WOXO, WTME
History
First air date
September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)[1]
Former call signs
WTBM (1987–2016)
Technical information
Facility ID46323
ClassC3
ERP850 watts
HAAT388 meters
Transmitter coordinates
44°34′56″N 70°37′59″W / 44.58222°N 70.63306°W / 44.58222; -70.63306 (WOXO-FM)
Links
Websitewww.woxo.com

WOXO (1450 AM; "The Ox") is a radio station licensed to serve South Paris, Maine. WOXO-FM (100.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Mexico, Maine. Both stations are owned by Gleason Radio Group and licensed to Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc. They air a country music format. WOXO's programming is also heard on W245CQ (96.9 FM) in South Paris. WOXO went on the air in 1955 as WKTQ, and WOXO-FM went on the air in 1988 as WTBM; both stations were assigned their present call letters on August 1, 2016.[2][3]

History

WOXO

WOXO signed on October 28, 1955[1] as WKTQ under the ownership of Oxford Broadcasting Corporation.[4] In its early years, WKTQ's programming included news, music, and sports.[4] The station affiliated with the Mutual Broadcasting System in June 1965,[5] and switched to ABC Radio's Entertainment network in 1972.[6] By this point, WKTQ had a variety format that included 42 hours a week of country music.[7] The call letters were changed to WKTP in 1973.[8]

Richard Gleason, owner of WOXO (92.7 FM) in Norway, bought WKTP for $130,000 in 1976[9] and changed its call letters to WXIV.[10] The station had a country music format at the time;[11] by 1977, WXIV had changed to a top 40 format, with 80 percent of the programming simulcast on WOXO.[12] WXIV's call letters were changed to WOXO on November 23, 1981;[2] the station continued to simulcast with WOXO-FM,[13] which changed to a country music format that year.[14] Later in the 1980s, the station shifted to religious programming;[15][16] this programming was simulcast on WTME (1530 AM) in Auburn,[13] which Gleason purchased in 1985.[17] The call letters were changed back to WKTQ on January 15, 1986.[2] The simulcast on WTME moved to 1240 AM in Lewiston in 1990, after Gleason acquired that facility and shut down the 1530 AM transmitter.[13] WLLB (790 AM) in Rumford began simulcasting WKTQ and WTME in 2001, following Gleason's purchase of that station;[18] later that year, WLLB took the WTME call letters from 1240[19] (which became WCNM and, in 2007, WEZR) and moved to 780 AM.[20]

WKTQ returned to the WOXO call letters on August 1, 2016;[2] at that time, the station began to simulcast on W245CQ (96.9 FM) and took on the country music format previously heard on WOXO-FM, which changed its call letters to WEZR-FM and began simulcasting WEZR's hot adult contemporary format.[21][22]

WOXO-FM

WOXO-FM signed on September 15, 1988[1] as WTBM, owned by Tanist Broadcasting Corporation and programming country music, album-oriented rock, and adult contemporary music.[23] Mountain Valley Broadcasting bought the station in 1990[24] and converted it to a simulcast of WOXO-FM.[13] The station took on the WOXO-FM call letters on August 1, 2016[3] as part of the move of WOXO's country music programming from 92.7 FM to 1450 AM and 96.9 FM;[22] the 100.7 facility retained the country music format.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. pp. D-200–1. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Call Sign History (WOXO)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ a b "Call Sign History (WOXO-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "WKTQ South Paris, Me., Starts With 15½-Hour Schedule" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. November 28, 1955. p. 90. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Mutual signs seven into fold" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 5, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Media Briefs" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 29, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 (PDF). 1973. p. B-90. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 21, 1973. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  9. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 16, 1976. p. 50. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  10. ^ "Call Letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 4, 1976. p. 68. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  11. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 (PDF). 1977. p. C-94. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  12. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 (PDF). 1978. pp. C-96–7. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  13. ^ a b c d Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". The Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  14. ^ Marois, Dan (2016–2017). "Hitting the Airwaves For Over 40 Years". Oxford Hills Magazine. pp. 28–9. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  15. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983 (PDF). 1983. pp. B-109. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  16. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984 (PDF). 1984. pp. B-116. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  17. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 4, 1985. p. 88. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Fybush, Scott (February 5, 2001). "River Flows to New Home". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  19. ^ Fybush, Scott (July 16, 2001). "CTV Adds Montreal to O&O Roster". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  20. ^ Fybush, Scott (January 14, 2002). "Maine Signal Powers Up; NYC LPTV Loses Allocation Battle". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  21. ^ a b Crosby, Christopher (August 1, 2016). "Radio station WOXO changes frequencies". Sun Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  22. ^ a b c Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  23. ^ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. pp. B-142. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  24. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 8, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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