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WFOX (FM)

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Coordinates : 41°06′54″N 73°26′6″W  /  41.11500°N 73.43500°W  / 41.11500; -73.43500
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This article is about the radio station in Southport, Connecticut. For the Atlanta, Georgia, radio station formerly with this callsign, see WSRV .

WFOX
Broadcast area Bridgeport, Connecticut
Frequency 95.9 MHz ( HD Radio )
Branding 95.9 The Fox
Programming
Format Mainstream rock
Ownership
Owner
WEBE , WEZN-FM , WICC , WPLR , WYBC-FM
History
First air date
1966 ; 58 years ago  ( 1966 )
Former call signs
  • WDRN (1966?1975) [1]
  • WNLK-FM (1975?1976) [1]
  • WLYQ (1976?1988)
  • WGMX (1988?1989)
  • WEFX (1989?2006) [2]
Call sign meaning
"Fox"
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 14379
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 91.1 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°06′54″N 73°26′6″W  /  41.11500°N 73.43500°W  / 41.11500; -73.43500
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www .959thefox .com
Logo used from 2006 to 2019

WFOX (95.9 MHz ) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format . The station is licensed to Southport, Connecticut , United States, and it serves the Bridgeport area. The station is owned by Connoisseur Media as of May 10, 2013. [4] The WFOX studios are located on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford , and its transmitter is on Shirley Street in Norwalk .

History [ edit ]

WFOX signed on in 1966 as WDRN.

In 1976, it changed its call letters to WLYQ, meaning "We Like You". Branded as "Q96", it carried a Top 40 format. [5]

In April 2006, the current call letters replaced WEFX. [2] [6]

On May 13, 2019, WFOX relaunched its classic rock format with a playlist centered on 1980s-2000s rock. [7]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=81976 [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. ^ a b "Call Sign History" . CDBS Public Access Database . FCC Media Bureau . Retrieved May 15, 2013 .
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFOX" . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission .
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (May 6, 2013). "Cox Sells Stations In Six Markets To Two Groups" . RadioInsight . Retrieved May 28, 2013 .
  5. ^ Bornstein, Rollye (December 1, 1984). "Vox Jox" . Billboard . Vol. 96, no. 48. Billboard Publications. pp. 12, 17 . Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush" . fybush.com . Retrieved May 15, 2008 . [ title missing ]
  7. ^ "WFOX MOVES TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLASSIC ROCK" . radioinsight.com . May 13, 2019.

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