WBRX (94.7
FM, "Mix 94.7") is a
radio station
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broadcasting an
adult contemporary
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format. Licensed to the suburb of
Cresson, Pennsylvania
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, it serves the
Altoona, Pennsylvania
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metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in
1981
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under the
call sign
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WRKE. The station is currently owned by Matt Lightner, through licensee Lightner Communications LLC.
History
94.7 History
WBRX first signed on the air in November 1981 as WRKE, founded by legendary Pittsburgh broadcaster Ed Sherlock and his business partner Neil Hart, who formed Sherlock-Hart Broadcasting the year before. On March 19, 1982, the call sign was changed from WRKE to WBXQ. In addition to owning WBXQ, both men owned WAMQ (now WYUP) in Loretto, which programmed a format of contemporary country music.
In 1990, Sherlock and Hart dissolved their partnership, with Hart leaving to pursue other interests. WAMQ, which was falling into some financial difficulty, was sold to WBXQ Operations Manager Tom Stevens for $55,000 in July 1992. Sherlock retained possession of WBXQ.
WBRX
According t
100000watts.com WBRX 94.3 and WBXQ 94.7 swapped calls, retaining their classic rock simulcast, on April 27, 2007.
Fybush.comreports the call swap was apparently filed in error, as it disappeared the next day (the 28th) from the FCC database. On June 28, 2007, the WBRX and WBXQ call signs were officially swapped on 94.3 and 94.7 FM.
On October 22, 2007 WBRX split from the Q94 classic rock simulcast and switched to an adult contemporary format branded as "Mix 94.7".
On October 1, 2019, WBRX – along with WKMC, WRTA, WBXQ, and two translators – was sold to long-time broadcast engineer and business owner Matt Lightner under the company name of Lightner Communications LLC. Lightner first entered the Altoona, Pa area radio market in August 2017 with the purchase of WTRN.
Weekday programming
*6 a.m. to 10 a.m. - The X Man
*10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Steve Willet
*3 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Rich Dennis
*8 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Andrew Jaye
Saturday Programming
*8 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Saturday Night Retro Mix
Sunday Programming
*12 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Rick Dees 80s Weekly Top 40
*4 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Casey Kasem's 80s Top 40
Previous Logos
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Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States