WABX

{{About|the Evansville, Indiana radio station|the Detroit station (1960–1984)|WYCD}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WABX

| logo = WABX WABX107.5 logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Evansville, Indiana

| area = Evansville, Indiana

| branding = WABX 107.5

| frequency = 107.5 MHz

| airdate = 1997

| format = Classic rock

| erp = 2,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|171|meters}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 61055

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Duey Wright

| licensee = Midwest Communications, Inc.

| sister_stations = WIKY-FM, WLYD, WSTO

| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/33821 Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.wabx.net/ wabx.net]

}}

WABX is a radio station in Evansville, Indiana, owned by Duey Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc. The station, which broadcasts at 107.5 FM, has aired a classic rock format since 1997.

Former WABX

From 1960 to 1984, WABX ("The station that glows in the dark") was the call sign of a widely influential freeform/progressive rock radio station in Detroit, Michigan. In 1985, WABX's former consultant, Paul Christy, purchased WCFX/95.3 in Clare, Michigan, and subsequently parked the WABX calls on WCFX's sister station, 990 AM. WABX/990 ceased operations in 1988. The current 107.5 WABX logo is substantially similar to the Detroit WABX logo used during that station's 1970s' heyday. The former Detroit WABX now broadcasts a country format as WYCD.

Sale to Midwest Communications

It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications will purchase 9 of the 10 stations owned by South Central Communications. (This includes the Evansville Cluster which include WABX along with sister stations WIKY-FM, WLFW & WSTO.) With this purchase, Midwest Communications will expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville.[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/88070/midwest-communications-acquires-south-central/ Midwest Communications Acquires South Central Communications] The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.{{Cite web |url=http://www.southcentralradiogroup.com/ |title=South Central Radio Group |access-date=2014-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011081621/http://southcentralradiogroup.com/ |archive-date=2015-10-11 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

[http://www.wabx.net Official Website]
{{FM station data|61055|WABX}}

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ABX

Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States

Category:Midwest Communications radio stations

Category:Radio stations established in 1997