WJFX (107.9
FM) is a
Top 40
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radio station
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located in
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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. It is owned and operated by Adams Radio Group, LLC. WJFX broadcasts three channels in the
HD digital format.
History
The station was an
urban contemporary
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formatted radio station, known as FOXY 107.9 from sign-on until 1998, when they changed their direction to
rhythmic contemporary as HOT 1079 and finally to
contemporary hit radio in 2008. In
2012
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, the station was moved to the
Mediabase
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contemporary hit radio panel. As of October 2018, Hot 107.9 is the most listened to station in the
Fort Wayne market.
In March 2014, Adams Radio Group entered an agreement to purchase WJFX and Country 93.3
WBTU
WBTU (93.3 FM) is an 18,500-watt radio station licensed to Kendallville, Indiana, serving Fort Wayne, Indiana. WBTU is owned by Adams Radio Group, LLC, through licensee Adams Radio of Fort Wayne, LLC.
WBTU originally operated as WAWK-FM, a sist ...
from Oasis Radio Group and crosstown Rhythmic CHR 96.3
WNHT, Oldies 1250
WGL and Classic Rock 103.9
WXKE
WXKE (96.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Churubusco, Indiana and serving the nearby Fort Wayne, Indiana area. The station airs a classic rock format.
History
96.3 FM began operations as WKQM in April 1994, featuring an easy listening/ adul ...
from Summit City Radio. When WXKE moved frequencies to 96.3, Adams pledged to merge WNHT's format into the station, although it has since continued with Top 40. As a result, two former WNHT disc jockeys joined the WJFX on-air staff. The purchase, at a price of $6.4 million, was consummated on June 2, 2014.
In August 2014, Adams Radio Group began an
adult urban contemporary format on low-power
translator station
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W245CA, 96.9 FM, known on-air as B96.9. The station technically simulcasts WJFX-HD3, an
HD Radio subchannel of WJFX.
WJFX-HD2
On September 6, 2017, WJFX launched an active rock format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "103.3 The Fort" (simulcast on translator W277AK 103.3 FM Fort Wayne).
On November 1, 2018, WJFX-HD2/W277AK dropped Active Rock for Rhythmic CHR as "Loud 103.3", with an emphasis on Hip-Hop hits. The flip also brings the Rhythmic format back to Fort Wayne after 4 years.
"Adams Goes Loud With Hip-Hop In Fort Wayne"
from Radio Insight (November 1, 2018)
WJFX-HD3
WJFX-HD3 airs an urban contemporary format, branded as "B96.9" (simulcast on translator W245CA 96.9 FM Fort Wayne).
References
External links
Hot 107.9's website
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Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States