WKXA-FM (100.5 FM) is a

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licensed to

Findlay, Ohio Findlay ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The second-largest city in Northwest Ohio, Findlay lies about 40 miles (64 km) south of Toledo. The population was 40,313 at the 2020 census. It is home ...

, United States. The station is currently owned by Blanchard River Broadcasting Company, a division of the Findlay Publishing Company.

History

The station began as WFIN-FM and in 1975 changed to

country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...

-formatted WHMQ. In June 1989 the call letters became WKXA''

Since the station adopted its current calls it has changed format several times, from Contemporary Hit Radio, CHR to

Hot Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

to Rock Adult Contemporary (as "Rockin' Hits 100.5") to the current

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980 ...

sound. On Friday February 10, 2012, WKXA announced that they will be switching back to their original

Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...

format on Tuesday February 14, 2012. Their callsign will be "Your Country Now, 100.5 WKXA" WKXA is sometimes referred to on-air simply as "KXA."

References

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* Hancock County, Ohio Country radio stations in the United States KXA-FM {{Ohio-radio-station-stub