WIFX-FM

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WIFX-FM

| logo = WIFX-FM 2014.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| city = Jenkins, Kentucky

| area = {{ubl|Southeastern Kentucky|Southwestern Virginia}}

| branding = Foxy 94-3

| airdate = May 10, 1975

| frequency = {{Frequency|94.3|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}

| format = Hot adult contemporary

| power = {{ubl|6,300 watts horizontal|6,240 watts vertical}}

| haat = {{convert|410|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C2

| facility_id = 37155

| coordinates = {{coord|37|09|59.0|N|82|37|13.0|W|type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = "Foxy"

| former_callsigns = WREM-FM (1980–1981)

| affiliations = {{ubl|Fox News Radio|PRN Radio}}

| owner = Gearhart Communications

| licensee = AJSPD, LLC

| sister_stations = WXLR, WXKZ-FM

| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/51941 WIFX Webstream]

| website = [http://www.foxy943.com/ WIFX Online]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WIFX-FM is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Jenkins, Kentucky, serving Southeastern Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia.{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=FA13&band=am&callLetter=WIFX|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}} WIFX is owned and operated by Gearhart Communications.{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WIFX|title=WIFX Facility Record|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

History

The station went on the air as WREM-FM on May 10, 1975. As a newly launched companion station for WREM (AM 1000, later WKVG), it originally broadcast a variety format.Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. Host Communications.

On November 23, 1981, the station changed its call sign to the current WIFX.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=37155&Callsign=WIFX-FM|title=Call Sign History|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}} It began airing a Top 40 format the same year. Sometime later in that decade, it began airing its current Hot AC format.

In May 2013, the station launched "Foxy and Friends", a local morning show to replace John Boy and Billy, which was moved to a sister station. "Foxy and Friends" features hosts Tiffany, Tim, and Jake.

References

External links

[http://www.foxy943.com/ Foxy 94-3 Online]
{{FM station data|37155|WIFX-FM}}

IFX-FM

Category:Jenkins, Kentucky

Category:1975 establishments in Kentucky

Category:Radio stations established in 1975

Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States