WZRX-FM (107.5
FM) is a commercial
radio station broadcasting an
oldies format. Licensed to
Fort Shawnee, Ohio, United States, the station serves the Lima area. The station is currently owned by . Its studios and offices are located on West Market Street in
Lima, Ohio
Lima ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75 in Ohio, Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton, southwest of Toledo, Ohio, T ...
, with its transmitter located in Fort Shawnee.
History
The frequency originally was
WBUK "Oldies 107.5 The Big Buck", signing on in 1991. The oldies format moved to 106.3 in
Ottawa, Ohio in August 2002 (originally WPNM) with the new active rock format and the WZRX calls in place also since 2002. Phil Austin was the first program director of "The X", which was launched to serve the large active rock audience in Lima.
In the fall of 2002, WZRX debuted with Bob and Tom in the Morning, Mike Edwards in Midday, Dave Crosser in afternoons, Eric Michaels at night and Jim O'Reilly (Now Jimmy The Governor) overnights. The station overtook
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
-based
WBYR in Lima in just one ratings period.
Since then, has reformatted the station several times. Currently the station airs a 1990s-leaning classic rock format with Rover's Morning Glory in morning drive, Theresa Rockface mid-days, Jimmy The Governor afternoons and Nikki Sixx evenings.
On December 13, 2021, at 5:55 AM, after playing "
In the End" by
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...
and "
Closing Time" by
Semisonic, WZRX-FM abruptly dropped their longtime rock format and flipped to a '60s and '70s-heavy oldies format, branded as "107.5 The Big Buck", calling back to the format the station launched with in 1991. The first song on The Big Buck was "
I'm a Believer" by
The Monkees.
The Big Buck Returns To Lima
Radioinsight - December 13, 2021
The call letters WZRX are shared with an AM station at 1590 kHz in Jackson, Mississippi.
See also
* List of radio stations in Ohio
Previous logo
References
External links
WZRX-FM website
*
Lima, Ohio
ZRX-FM
Oldies radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1992
IHeartMedia radio stations
1992 establishments in Ohio
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