area branding 105.7 the x slogan columbus rock alternative frequency 105.7 mhz also on hd radio first air date february 7 1990 format alternative rock hd2 rock music erp 2 400 watts haat 159 meters class a facility id 64716 transmitter coordinates 39 58 10.00 n 83 0 10.00 w 39.9694444 n 83.0027778 w 39.9694444 ; 83.0027778 former callsigns wnrj 1990 91 wwht 1991 94 waks 1994 97 whqk 1997 98 wkfx 1998 wzaz fm 1998 2000 wfjx 2000 05 wbwr 2005 15 affiliations cincinnati bengals radio network premiere networks united stations radio networks owner iheartmedia inc. citicasters licenses inc. sister stations wzcb wcol fm wnci wodc wtvn wyts webcast listen live website 105.7 the x wxzx 105.7 fm 105.7 the x is a commercial alternative rock radio station licensed to columbus ohio serving the columbus metro area . owned by iheartmedia inc. wxzx serves as the columbus affiliate for the cincinnati bengals radio network . both the wxzx studios and the station transmitter are located in downtown columbus . besides a standard analog transmission wxzx broadcasts over two hd radio channels and is available online via iheartradio . 1 2 3 4 history edit a new station was constructed in marysville ohio at 105.7 mhz in 1990 and premiered as top 40 wnrj the power pig . the nrj in the calls signified energy as in energy 105.7 a name that was originally considered but never used . the original format lasted until 1991 when the station became rhythmic contemporary wwht hot 105 . not long after 107.1 mhz changed from wtlt to wahc began simulcasting wwht s signal . the combo was referred to as hot 105 & 107 . in an effort to again re image the station wwht was changed to waks 105.7 kiss fm playing more mainstream top 40 with a much more adult lean . with its poor signal and undifferentiated format kiss failed to become a viable competitor to wnci . the next format change saw the station become all 70s oldies as arrow 105.7 which was simulcast on circleville s 107.1 mhz now wjyd . early in 1997 the station was purchased by jacor communications and switched to a country format as whqk kicks country 105 7 . just months later the format was dropped and began simulcasting whok fm . the station stunted in late 1996 when country 98 9 wlld was briefly simulcast on 105.7 and 107.1 in a short lived attempt to surround country wcol . late in 1997 the station decided to give all 70s another try and briefly switched formats again the third change to take place in 1997 . during this time it was known as 105.7 the chicken in reference to its mascot a giant whole broiled chicken dressed in seasonal clothing . after a day of stunting with ohio state themes 105.7 flipped to urban ac . urban programming lasted until 1998 when alternative formatted wzaz then located at 98.9 fm swapped formats call letters with 105.7 . 105.7 then became the new home of wzaz and was rebranded as channel z 105.7 . on june 6 2000 the station relocated its transmitter closer to columbus and became classic rock the fox wjfx . a petition to bring back channel z was started after the station switched to 1970s and 1980s rock but nothing materialized from this effort . although many liked the music variety played by channel z it was not competitive in the ratings with grove city s alternative station wwcd . on september 19 2005 after a week of stunting again this time with cheers episodes the fox relaunched as the brew 105.7 wbwr . later that year wbwr began broadcasting in hd radio . on december 1 2014 at noon after playing heard it on the x by zz top a clever reference to their future format wbwr dropped the brew format and began stunting again with music by the ohio state university marching band . at 3 pm wbwr flipped to gold leaning alternative rock as 105.7 the x bringing the former name and branding of sister station wcgx now wzcb back after it dropped the format two months before in between x was broadcast on 105.7 hd2 . the first song on the x was gold on the ceiling by akron band the black keys . 5 6 on july 8 2015 wbwr changed their call letters to wxzx . references edit http www.clevelandbrowns.com media center on the air.html http www.sixxsense.com pages radiostations.html state ohio http houseofhaironline.com house of hair stations list by state http www.hdradio.com stations ohio oh columbus 20 columbus brew marches to alternative from radio insight december 1 2014 wbwr becomes the x from format change archive december 5 2014 external links edit 105.7 the x query the fcc s fm station database for wxzx radio locator information on wxzx query nielsen audio s fm station database for wxzx v t e radio stations in the columbus ohio market by fm frequency 88.1 88.7 89.7 90.5 91.5 92.3 93.3 94.7 95.5 96.3 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.9 99.7 100.3 101.1 101.7 102.1 102.1 102.5 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.3 104.9 105.7 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9 by am frequency 610 820 880 920 1230 1270 1320 1430 1460 1550 1580 digital radio 89.7 1 89.7 2 92.3 1 92.3 2 93.3 1 93.3 2 93.3 3 94.7 1 97.1 1 97.1 2 97.9 1 97.9 2 98.9 1 by callsign w252ay wbmo wbns wbns fm wcbe wckx wclt wclt fm wcol fm wcrs lp wcrx lp wcvo wdlr whkc wjkr wjyd wkcd wloh wlvq wmni wnci wnko wnnd wnnp wobn wodc wosa wosb fm wosu fm wqtt wrfd wrkz wsny wtoh wtvn wufm wvko wvko fm wvmx wvsg wwcd wxmg wxzx wyts wzcb defunct wsln 98.7 fm 1 1 now internet only ohio radio markets akron canton cincinnati cleveland columbus dayton lima marietta toledo youngstown warren other ohio radio regions ashtabula ironton mid ohio sandusky southern ohio wheeling steubenville see also list of radio stations in ohio v t e modern rock radio stations in the state of ohio by frequency 88.3 88.3 88.9 96.5 100.7 102.5 103.9 105.7 by callsign w264ak wbwc wftk wstb wwcd wxut wxzx wzda by city baltimore columbus beavercreek dayton berea hilliard columbus lebanon cincinnati streetsboro akron toledo toledo see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in ohio see also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock v t e iheartmedia corporate officers bob pittman chairman ceo board of directors lowry mays irving azoff b. j. red mccombs j. c. watts john h. williams radio stations list of radio stations owned by iheartmedia radio networks fox sports radio premiere networks premium choice total traffic and weather network miscellaneous clear channel outdoor clear channel uk iheartradio list of programming syndicated by iheartmedia mediabase radio computing services retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wxzx & oldid 740419531 categories hd radio stations1990 establishments in ohioiheartmedia radio stationsmodern rock radio stations in the united statesradio stations in columbus ohioradio stations established in 1990 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured 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