WQLX (106.5 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to Chillicothe, Ohio, United States, it formerly broadcast

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from

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at 106.7 FM. The station is currently owned by

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and features programming from their

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network dubbed "Today's Mix". The station effectively replaced the former "Mix 94.3" WFCB, which had its Hot AC format and broadcast signal moved from Chillicothe to Columbus in 2002, and now is known as

WODC WODC (93.3 FM) – branded as 93.3 The Bus – is a commercial Classic hits radio station licensed to Ashville, Ohio, serving Columbus and the Columbus metro area. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., the WODC studios area located in Downtown Columb ...

. Prior to 2009, WQLX was WSRW-FM at 106.7

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, mainly featuring a country music format and sharing the "Buckeye Country" branding with

WCHO-FM WCHO-FM (105.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. The station is licensed to Washington Court House, Ohio, in the United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and featur ...

. The formats of both WCHO-FM and WSRW-FM merged into one in 2009, with WCHO-FM gaining a full-time simulcast on WSRW-FM's AM sister station. WSRW-FM then moved to the 106.5 frequency in a frequency class downgrade and relocation to Chillicothe (as part of

WMRN-FM WMRN-FM is a country music radio station in Marion, Ohio, currently owned by iHeartMedia. Station history The previous WMRN-FM had served the nearby Marion, Ohio area at 106.9 MHz with a country music format under the on-air monikers “FM-1 ...

106.9 in

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moving to the Columbus market at 106.7 as WRXS). WSRW-FM took a temporary branding as " Ross 106.5" following the move before adopting the "Mix" banner and WQLX calls. Clear Channel moved the

WSRW-FM WSRW-FM (105.7 MHz "Star 105.7") is a commercial radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It airs an adult contemporary radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are on Monroe Center Street in Downtown Grand Rapids. The ...

calls to

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. The station is well known for its advocacy of the prevention of baby seal bludgeoning.

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* QLX Radio stations established in 1962 IHeartMedia radio stations {{Ohio-radio-station-stub