WVXG
WVXG (95.1 FM, "Classic Rock 95X") is a radio station licensed to serve Mount Gilead, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by Brent Casagrande, through licensee Delmar Communications, Inc., and serves the Mid-Ohio area. WVXG broadcasts a classic rock music format.[2] The station is the local affiliate for The Bob and Tom Show, while the majority of the programming comes from the satellite-fed The Classic Rock Experience from ABC Radio Networks.
WVXG Antenna | |
| Broadcast area | Mid-Ohio |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 95.1 MHz |
| Branding | Classic Rock 95X WVXG |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WQCD, WDLR | |
| History | |
First air date | March 8, 1991 |
Former call signs | WOHO (1991-1993)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Voice of Xavier in Mount Gilead (former simulcast of WXVU; both stations were previously owned and operated by Xavier University) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74300 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°35′15.00″N 82°48′20.00″W / 40.5875000°N 82.8055556°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wvxgradio |
History edit
The station was assigned the call letters WOHO on March 8, 1991. On October 22, 1993, the station changed its call sign to the current WVXG.[1] Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, WVXG was owned by Xavier University and was a member of the "X-Star Radio Network," which featured a variety of programs, including news, talk, jazz, and adult standards.[3] This multi-state network was originally based at flagship WVXU in Cincinnati, even as WVXU had adopted a separate program schedule.[4][5]
One year before the sale of WVXU and the shutdown of the X-Star Radio Network, Xavier spun off WVXG to ICS Holdings, Inc. for around $385,000.[6] ICS Holdings entered a licensing agreement with the Christian Voice of Central Ohio, who broadcast a Contemporary Christian music format from 2004 through March 2008 as "95.1 The River," patterned directly after WCVO. Christian Voice of Central Ohio continues the format online and on Chillicothe, Ohio-licensed WZCP (also a former X-Star affiliate as WVXC).
After the lease agreement with the Christian Voice of Central Ohio ended on March 18, 2008,[7] ICS flipped WVXG to a satellite-based classic rock format.
ICS Holdings sold WVXG, along with WQTT and WDLR, to Delmar Communications, Inc. effective December 30, 2014. The price for the transaction was $250,000.
References edit
- ^ a b "WVXG Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ . Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ . www.wvxu.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "ARCANE RADIO TRIVIA: The X-Star Radio Network". 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ . The River Fm. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17.
External links edit
- WVXG in the FCC FM station database
- WVXG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database