WIFX-FM is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Jenkins, Kentucky, serving Southeastern Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia.[2] WIFX is owned and operated by Gearhart Communications.[3]
History
The station went on the air as WREM-FM on May 10, 1975. As a newly launched companion station for WREM (AM 1000, later WKVG), it originally broadcast a variety format.[4]
On November 23, 1981, the station changed its call sign to the current WIFX.[5] It began airing a Top 40 format the same year. Sometime later in that decade, it began airing its current Hot AC format.
In May 2013, the station launched "Foxy and Friends", a local morning show to replace John Boy and Billy, which was moved to a sister station. "Foxy and Friends" features hosts Tiffany, Tim, and Jake.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIFX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "WIFX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. Host Communications.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
External links
- Foxy 94-3 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 37155 (WIFX-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WIFX-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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