WVXG (95.1 FM, "Classic Rock 95X") is a

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licensed to serve Mount Gilead, Ohio,

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. The station is owned by Brent Casagrande, through licensee Delmar Communications, Inc., and serves the Mid-Ohio area. WVXG broadcasts a

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...

music format. The station is the local affiliate for '' The Bob and Tom Show'', while the majority of the programming comes from the satellite-fed

The Classic Rock Experience Classic Rock (formerly The Classic Rock Experience prior to 2011) was a 24-hour music format produced by Cumulus Media Networks (now Westwood One). It drew an adult mainstream audience between the ages of 25-49 with classic rock music from arti ...

from ABC Radio Networks.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WOHO on March 8, 1991. On October 22, 1993, the station changed its call sign to the current WVXG. Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, WVXG was owned by

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and was a member of the "X-Star Radio Network," which featured a variety of programs, including news, talk, jazz, and adult standards. This multi-state network was originally based at flagship

WVXU WVXU (91.7 FM) is a public radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is owned by Cincinnati Public Radio, which also operates station WGUC and WMUB. It airs public radio news and talk syndicated programming from National Public Radio, Ameri ...

in Cincinnati, even as WVXU had adopted a separate program schedule. One year before the sale of WVXU and the shutdown of the X-Star Radio Network, Xavier spun off WVXG to ICS Holdings, Inc. for around $385,000. ICS Holdings entered a licensing agreement with the Christian Voice of Central Ohio, who broadcast a Contemporary Christian music format from 2004 through March 2008 as "95.1 The River," patterned directly after

WCVO WCVO is a radio station in Gahanna, Ohio, United States located at 104.9 MHz broadcasting family-friendly Christian music as "104.9 the River" in Central Ohio. Previously operated by Christian Voice of Central Ohio until 2012, the parent c ...

. Christian Voice of Central Ohio continues the format online and on

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-licensed

WZCP WZCP is an American non-commercial FM radio station located in Chillicothe, Ohio, and operates on the assigned frequency of 89.3 MHz. As of 2007, WZCP identifies itself on the air as "89.3 The River". The station previously had the call sign ...

(also a former X-Star affiliate as WVXC). After the lease agreement with the Christian Voice of Central Ohio ended on March 18, 2008, ICS flipped WVXG to a satellite-based classic rock format. ICS Holdings sold WVXG, along with WQTT and

WDLR WDLR (1270 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Marysville, Ohio. The station primarily serves the Union County region, with limited coverage in the Columbus market. The station is under ownership of Brent Casagrande through licensee ...

, to Delmar Communications, Inc. effective December 30, 2014. The price for the transaction was $250,000.

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* VXG Radio stations established in 1994 Classic rock radio stations in the United States Mount Gilead, Ohio 1994 establishments in Ohio {{Ohio-radio-station-stub