WMXF (1400 AM), known as "ESPN Asheville", is a

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licensed to

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which mostly airs the programming of

WPEK WPEK (880 kHz) is a commercial AM daytimer radio station, known as "ESPN Asheville." It is licensed to Fairview, North Carolina and serves the Asheville metropolitan area. The station airs an all-sports radio format and is owned by iHeartMed ...

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History

WHCC was the only radio station in Waynesville for many years. It went on the air with a formal opening September 10, 1947, operating on 1400 kHz with 250 watts of power. The station was licensed to Smoky Mountain Broadcasters, of which W. Curtiss Russ was president. In the 1980s the format was

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. Later formats included

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and

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. In 1990, WQNS/WHCC owner KAT Communications of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina filed for

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, but the stations were doing well and no changes were planned. The switch to the current call letters was made around 1998 or 1999, and the station began playing adult standards soon after that. By this time Blue Dolphin Communications owned the station. WMXF,

WQNQ WQNQ (104.3 FM) is a United States radio station serving the Asheville, North Carolina area. The station currently has a Top 40 (CHR) music format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station is known on the air as "Star 104.3." WQNQ is lic ...

and WQNS were purchased by Clear Channel Communications now

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in 2001. The switch to talk was made in 2008, except for the morning show, which kept standards as part of the programming for a time. On June 11, 2018, WMXF changed their format from a simulcast of news/talk-formatted

WWNC WWNC (570 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Asheville, North Carolina. It broadcasts a Talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and transmitter are on Summerlin Road in Ashville. WWNC is powered at 5,000 watts. ...

570 AM Asheville to a simulcast of ESPN sports-formatted

880 AM Fairview.ESPN Returns to Asheville as Revolution Moves to FM
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Current programming

WMXF simulcasts WPEK from Fairview. The station also features local sports programming such as

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football games.

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