WFJX

WFJX
Broadcast areaRoanoke metropolitan area
Frequency910 kHz
BrandingFOX Radio 910
Programming
FormatTalk radio[1]
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • David S. Points
  • (Mahon Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date
April 1, 1957 (1957-04-01)[2]
Former call signs
  • WRKE (1957)
  • WHYE (1957–1966)
  • WPXI (1966–1968)
  • WTOY (1968–1990)
  • WBNI (1990–1991)
  • WWWR (1991–2010)[3][4]
Call sign meaning
Fox
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52298
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 84 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
37°16′6.0″N 79°54′46.0″W / 37.268333°N 79.912778°W / 37.268333; -79.912778
Translator104.3 W282CK (Roanoke)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitefoxradioroanoke.com

WFJX (910 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, United States, serving the Roanoke metropolitan area.[1] It broadcasts a talk radio format branded as "Fox Radio 910" and is owned and operated by David S. Points, through licensee Mahon Communications, Inc.[6]

WFJX is also heard over low-power FM translator W282CK at 104.3 MHz.

History

The station signed on the air on April 1, 1957,[7] as WRKE. It was a daytimer station, required to go off the air at night. The studios were in the American Theater Building.

The station later became WTOY with an R&B and Soul music format, aimed at Roanoke's African-American community. In the 2010, it switched its call sign to WFJX, airing a talk radio format, known as "Fox Radio 910."

Programming

Nationally syndicated conservative talk programs comprise the majority of WFJX's schedule, with Christian talk and teaching shows in morning drive. Fox News Radio newscasts are heard hourly.

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Facility No. 52298 History Card". Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFJX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ "WFJX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  7. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1959 page B-250, Broadcasting & Cable