WFXJ-FM
WFXJ-FM (107.5 FM) — branded The Fox 107.5 — is a commercial classic rock radio station licensed to North Kingsville, Ohio. Owned by Media One Group, the station serves the Northeast Ohio county of Ashtabula, and is the local affiliate for The Bob & Tom Show and Nights with Alice Cooper. The WFXJ-FM studio is located in the city of Ashtabula, while the station transmitter resides in Kingsville.
City | North Kingsville, Ohio |
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Broadcast area | Ashtabula, Ohio |
Frequency | 107.5 MHz |
Branding | The Fox 107.5 |
Slogan | Bob & Tom in the Morning and Classic Rock All Day |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner | Media One Group (Media One Holdings, LLC) |
Sister stations | WFUN, WREO-FM, WYBL, WZOO-FM, WQGR |
History | |
First air date | August 6, 2001 (as WFXJ-FM) October 15, 1999 (as WPHR) |
Former call signs | WCUZ (2001) WPHR (1999–2001) |
Call sign meaning | W "FoX" J –FM |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 76320 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,600 watts |
HAAT | 130 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′4.00″N 80°38′28.00″W |
Links | |
Webcast | N/A |
Website | thefox1075 |
History
The construction permit for the station was obtained by Emily W. Chismar in the name of EWC Enterprises, Ltd. on April 22, 1999, and the calls WPHR were granted on October 15, 1999. The construction permit was transferred to Clear Channel on July 11, 2000. Clear Channel obtained the calls WCUZ on January 18, 2001, when it moved the WPHR calls to its station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It finally settled on WFXJ-FM on August 6, 2001.
It is one of four stations in the Media One Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WZOO-FM, WREO-FM, WYBL (FM) and WFUN (AM) - all of which were sold off by Clear Channel in September 2007.
Current programming
WFXJ-FM airs The Bob & Tom Show during weekday mornings via Premiere Networks, and Nights with Alice Cooper weekday nights via United Stations Radio Networks.[1][2]
References
External links
- Official website
- WFXJ in the FCC's FM station database
- WFXJ on Radio-Locator
- WFXJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database