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WFXJ-FM
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 (AM), WQGR (FM), WREO-FM, WYBL (FM), and WZOO-FM. 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 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 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 (AM), WQGR (FM), WREO-FM, WYBL (FM), and WZOO-FM. 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 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 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WYBL
WYBL (98.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. The studios are located in Ashtabula while its transmitter is located near Benetka Rd and Plymouth Ridge Rd south of I-90. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WFUN (AM), WFXJ-FM, WQGR (FM), WREO-FM, and WZOO-FM. History WYBL signed on in August 2005. The 98.3 FM frequency had belonged to then-owner Clear Channel Communications (now known as iHeartMedia) for a number of years. 98.3 FM and sister station 107.5 FM were purchased at auction at the same time. 107.5 FM was focused on and developed first as a Classic Rock station. 98.3 FM "The Bull" came years later. Before becoming the country station that it would become, the signal of 98.3 was used for some time to run oldies (presumable to test the frequency and market for popularity). Soon after, The Bull came to air. In the Fall of 2007, Clear Channel Communicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFUN (AM)
WFUN (970 AM) – branded as ESPN 970 WFUN – is a commercial sports radio station in Ashtabula, Ohio. Owned by Media One Radio Group, it serves Ashtabula County, Ohio and parts of the Erie, Pennsylvania region. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WFXJ-FM, WQGR (FM) WREO-FM, WYBL (FM), and WZOO-FM. History The station signed on the air in 1937 as WICA (its call letters having stood for "Industry, Commerce, Agriculture"). WICA started an FM sister station, WICA-FM, on 103.7 MHz around 1950. WICA-FM's frequency soon thereafter moved to 97.1 MHz, duplicating the programming of the AM station. Both AM and FM stations were owned by Richard D. and David C. Rowley since their inception. WICA and WICA-FM later became WREO and WREO-FM, taking their calls from the company name Radio Enterprises of Ohio, Inc. (albeit being formally formed on October 7, 1986). WREO would change its call sign to WFUN on July 3, 1978, takin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZOO-FM
WZOO-FM is an FM radio station in Edgewood, Ohio, United States, broadcasting at 102.5 MHz with a classic hits radio format. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WFUN (AM), WFXJ-FM, WQGR (FM), WREO-FM, and WYBL (FM). WZOO-FM is not connected in any way with WZOO, an AM radio station in Asheboro, North Carolina sharing the same callsign. History WZOO-FM was founded by John A. Bulmer, an experienced broadcaster who was awarded a number of FCC permits to construct new FM stations in Ohio, Indiana and Glens Falls, New York ( Lake Luzerne). When Bulmer constructed the new Ashtabula station on 102.5 MHz, he wanted something that rhymed with the 102 dial position. Mr. Bulmer desired the name ZOO. However, WZOO was already in use by an AM radio station in North Carolina. Bulmer was able to take advantage of an FCC policy that allowed him to be granted the WZOO call sign on FM (as WZOO-FM) by obtaining the written perm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WREO-FM
WREO-FM (97.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format licensed to Ashtabula, Ohio. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WFUN (AM), WFXJ-FM, WQGR (FM), WYBL (FM), and WZOO-FM. For many years, WREO broadcast an easy listening format. It moved with the trends of "office-safe" stations beginning in the early 1990s, converting to Smooth jazz in the early 1990s, adult contemporary in the spring of 1992, then switching to Hot AC in summer 2013. During the AC era, it branded as "Star 97.1", then switched to the "Mix 97.1" branding upon the Hot AC switch. On September 6, 2021, the station switched to a playlist with a more "Lite Rock" sound as "Lite Mix 97.1" with legendary Cleveland broadcaster Ted Alexander II serving as Program Director. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WQGR
WQGR (93.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies format. Licensed to North Madison, Ohio, U.S., it serves Lake County in Northeast Ohio as well as Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WFUN (AM), WFXJ-FM, WREO-FM, WYBL (FM), and WZOO-FM. WQGR went on the air August 1, 2013. Its offices are located in Mentor. On Monday December 10, 2018 at 6 a.m., "Cougar 93.7 FM" flipped formats from hot AC to oldies Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as we ... as "Gold 93.7 FM" with legendary Cleveland broadcaster Ted Alexander II serving as Program Director. References External linksMedia One Radio Group Website* QGR Lake County, Ohio Oldies radio stations in the United States {{Ohio-radio-stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In Ohio
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Ohio, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations :1 Operating under a "Shared Time" agreement on the same frequency. Defunct * KDPM Cleveland (1921–1927) * W45CM/WELD Columbus (1941–1953) * WAQI/WAST Ashtabula (1964–1982) * WBKC/WCDN/WATJ Chardon (1969–2004) * WBBY-FM Westerville (1969–1990) * WBOE Cleveland (1938–1978) * WAND/WCNS/WNYN/WTOF/WBXT/WCER Canton (1947–2011) * WCLW Mansfield (1957–1987) * WCRX-LP Columbus (2007–2020) * WDBK/WFJC Cleveland; moved to Akron in 1927 (1924–1930) * WFRO Fremont (1950–2021) * WJDD Carrollton (surrendered in 2022) * WJEH/WGTR/WJEH Gallipolis (1950–2021) * WJTB North Ridgeville (1984–2017) * WKNT/WJMP Kent (1965–2016) * WJVS Cincinnati (surrendered in 2012) * WLBJ-LP Fostoria (2015–2020) * WLMH Morrow (cancelled in 2012) * WLQR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights With Alice Cooper
''Nights with Alice Cooper'' is a radio show hosted by Detroit born rock and roll artist and shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper. It is syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks and broadcast on a wide variety of affiliate radio stations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. The most recent show is also streamed online in a continuous loop by Radionomy; this stream is also used for the official ''Nights with Alice Cooper'' app for iOS and Android, which additionally offers "exclusive content" as well as interaction with other fans. During the program Cooper plays requests as well as his favorite songs (most of which are from the classic rock genre), answers emails from his fans, and interviews celebrities. Celebrities he has interviewed on his show include Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Brian Johnson of AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Meat Loaf, Rob Zombie, Glenn Danzig, Def Leppard, Peter Frampton and Jerry Springer. The show also plays rar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clear Channel Communications
iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, B. J. "Red" McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners through a leveraged buyout in 2008. As a result of this buyout, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., began to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. On September 16, 2014, CC Media Holdings, Inc. was rebranded iHeartMedia, Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., became iHeartCommunications, Inc. Overview iHeartMedia, Inc. specializes in radio broadcasting, podcasting, Digital media, digital and live events through Division (business), division iHeartMedia (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.) and subsidiary iHeartMedia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsville, Ohio
Kingsville is a census-designated place in central Kingsville Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44048. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 84 and 193, less than one mile northwest of Interstate 90. Kingsville was originally called Fobesdale or Fobesville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1810. In the media Kingsville was a location used for the filming of ''The Dark Secret of Harvest Home''.Internet Movie Database,Filming locations for 'The Dark Secret of Harvest Home' Notable people * Rosetta Luce Gilchrist, physician, writer * Adelia Cleopatra Graves, educator, author * Jasper A. Maltby Jasper Adalmorn Maltby (November 3, 1826 – December 12, 1867) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He participated in two important campaigns in the Western Theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863. A talen ... Civil War general References Census-designated places in O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson. The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. The name Ashtabula derives from the Lenape language phrase ''ashte-pihële'', which translates to 'always enough (fish) to go around, to be given away' and is a contraction of ''apchi'' ('always') + ''tepi'' ('enough') + ''hële'' (verb of motion). Ashtabula County comprises the Ashtabula, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland–Akron–Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area. The county is best known for having nineteen covered bridges within the county limits, including both the longest and the shortest covered bridges in the United States. Grapes are a popular crop and there are several award-winning wineries in the region due to the favorable microclimate from the nearby lake. During the winter, Ashtabula County (along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company founded by Lowry Mays and B. J. "Red" McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners through a leveraged buyout in 2008. As a result of this buyout, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., began to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. On September 16, 2014, CC Media Holdings, Inc. was rebranded iHeartMedia, Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., became iHeartCommunications, Inc. Overview iHeartMedia, Inc. specializes in radio broadcasting, podcasting, digital and live events through division iHeartMedia (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.) and subsidiary iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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