WFJX (910

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. It broadcasts a

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and is owned and operated by David S. Points, through licensee Mahon Communications, Inc. By day, WFJX is powered at 1,000

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from interference, at night WFJX reduces power to only 84 watts. Programming is also heard on 99-watt

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Programming

On weekdays, most of WFJX's schedule is nationally syndicated programs: '' America in the Morning, The Mike Gallagher Show, The Dennis Prager Show, The Sebastian Gorka Show'' and ''

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''. In addition, Christian talk and teaching shows are heard in morning

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. And in the evening, WFJX carries programming from

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. Weekends feature shows on money, health, guns, pets and cars. Weekend hosts include

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, Michael Brown and Jimmy Failla. Most hours begin with an update from

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History

The station

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1959 page B-250/ref> The original call sign was WRKE. It was a daytimer station, required to go off the air at night. The studios were in the American Theater Building. The station later became WTOY with an R&B and Soul music format, aimed at Roanoke's African-American community. In the 2010, it switched its call sign to WFJX, airing a

format, known as "Fox Radio 910."

References

External links

FOX Radio 910 Online
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