WFRX
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City | West Frankfort, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Herrin, Illinois Marion, Illinois Benton, Illinois |
Frequency | 1300 kHz |
Branding | 95.5 The Fan |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC) |
History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 53979 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 60 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°53′04″N 88°55′44″W / 37.88444°N 88.92889°WCoordinates: 37°53′04″N 88°55′44″W / 37.88444°N 88.92889°W |
Translator(s) | 95.5 W238CQ (Marion) |
Links | |
Website | WFRX website |
WFRX (1300 AM) is a radio station licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. The station airs a sports format, and is owned by Withers Broadcasting, through Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC.[1] It is the first radio station in the United States to play a Beatles record on air.
References[]
- ^ "WFRX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed November 21, 2013
External links[]
- WFRX's website
- [1]
- WFRX in the FCC AM station database
- WFRX on Radio-Locator
- WFRX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Illinois
- Sports radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1951
- 1951 establishments in Illinois
- Illinois radio station stubs