WEFX
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{{Infobox radio station
| logo =
| name = WEFX
| city = Henderson, New York
| area = Watertown, New York
| branding = 100.7 The Eagle
| frequency = 100.7 MHz
| airdate = 1991 (as WOTT-FM)
| format = Country music
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 30799
| callsign_meaning = WatErtown's FoX (previous format)
| former_callsigns = WOTT-FM (1991–2009)
| owner = Community Broadcasters, LLC
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
Westwood One
| webcast =
| website = [http://cbwatertown.com/theeagle/ cbwatertown.com/theeagle]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WEFX (100.7 FM, "100.7 The Eagle") is a commercial radio station licensed to Henderson, New York. It is owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC, and airs a country music radio format.
The radio studios and offices are on Wealtha Avenue in Watertown, New York. The transmitter is on Paul Road at Smithfield Road in Adams, New York.{{Cite web|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wefx&nav=home|title=WEFX-FM 100.7 MHz - Henderson, NY|website=radio-locator.com}} WEFX is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts.
History
In 1991, the station first signed on the air. Its original call sign was WOTT-FM. It was the sister station of WOTT 1410 AM (now WNER).
A classic hits format was launched on 100.7 on February 11, 2009. WEFX uses the frequency formerly occupied by WOTT, which moved to 94.1 in Calcium, New York, on February 9, 2009.
As a classic hits station, WEFX played music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. It used the slogan "Plays the music you grew up with."{{cite news |work=CNYRadio.com |title="The Fox" is Born in Watertown |url=http://www.cnyradio.com/2009/02/11/the-fox-is-born-in-watertown/ |date=2009-02-11}}
On September 6, 2012, WEFX changed its format from classic hits to country music. The station is branded as "100.7 The Eagle".{{Cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/70377/the-eagle-lands-in-watertown/|title = The Eagle Lands in Watertown}}
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External links
- {{FM station data|30799|WEFX}}
{{Watertown Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in New York}}
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Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1997
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