WFXJ-FM (107.5 MHz) — branded 107.5 The Fox — is a commercial classic rock radio station licensed to North Kingsville, Ohio. Owned by Media One Radio 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 studios are located in the city of Ashtabula, while the station transmitter resides in Kingsville. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WFUN, WQGR, WREO-FM, WYBL, and WZOO-FM.

WFXJ-FM
Broadcast areaAshtabula, Ohio
Frequency107.5 MHz
Branding107.5 The Fox
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Media One Radio Group
  • (Media One Holdings, LLC)
WFUN, WQGR, WREO-FM, WYBL, WZOO-FM
History
First air date
August 6, 2001
(23 years ago)
 (2001-08-06)
Former call signs
  • WPHR (1999–2001)
  • WCUZ (2001)
Call sign meaning
"Fox"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID76320
ClassA
ERP3,600 watts
HAAT130 meters (430 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°53′4.00″N 80°38′28.00″W / 41.8844444°N 80.6411111°W / 41.8844444; -80.6411111
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitethefox1075.com

History

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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 Communications 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.

 
Billboard And Remote Van During WFXJ-FM's Launch in 2001

WFXJ-FM was sold off by Clear Channel to Media One Radio Group in September 2007.

Current programming

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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.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFXJ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Comedy Night at the K of C!".
  3. ^ "Affiliates". nightswithalicecooper.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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