hancock county allen county branding 106.3 the fox frequency 106.3 mhz first air date february 4 1977 as wpnm august 5 2002 as wbuk format classic rock erp 1 400 watts haat 149 meters class a facility id 40172 transmitter coordinates 40 57 21.00 n 83 54 42.00 w 40.9558333 n 83.9116667 w 40.9558333 ; 83.9116667 callsign meaning w the big buck former branding former callsigns wpnm 1977 1986 wqtl 1986 2002 owner findlay publishing company blanchard river broadcasting co. sister stations wfin wkxa fm webcast listen live website 1063thefox . com wbuk 106.3 fm branded 106.3 the fox is a commercial classic rock radio station licensed to ottawa ohio . owned by the findlay publishing company through licensee blanchard river broadcasting the station serves the northwest ohio counties of putnam hancock and allen . the wbuk studios are located in the city of findlay while the station transmitter resides near the village of pandora . contents 1 history 2 current programming 3 references 4 external links history edit the 106.3 frequency originally was home to wpnm with the calls standing for putnam the station s county of license and was founded on february 4 1977 by bellefontaine based triplett broadcasting which owned the former wtoo am & fm now wbll am and wpko fm respectively and wynt when it was still in upper sandusky . 1 financial difficulties forced triplett to sell its properties in the 1980s . wpnm s studios were originally located in its city of license of ottawa which at first tried a contemporary hit format then for many years employed a jazz format until 1986 when it became wqtl . the wbuk calls and format moved to 106.3 in 2002 . wbuk launched in 1991 under the ownership of the late charles hutchinson s chh corporation and under the direction of jake phillips as general manager and michael waite as program director . phillips was also the general manager that launched 92zoo in the same market in the mid 80 s. wbuk the big buck originally broadcast from 1991 to 2002 at 107.5 in the city of license of ft. shawnee with studios located on south metcalf street near the ottawa river . it became part of the lima cluster of clear channel communications in the late 1990s . the 107.5 frequency is now occupied by active rock wzrx fm . former logo . over the years the big buck played home to many well known lima radio personalities . the breakfast bunch with steve mccoy and todd walker michael waite now om of wjbr wilmington delaware adam wright mike edwards phil austin renee scott betsy winget dave mark ryan spark simon the roger ride roger foreman eric hansen cori paige jim edwards tony day bobby cole and many others . current programming edit until 106.3 became the new home of the fox long time lima area broadcast veteran spark simon was the morning personality on the big buck ; the rest of the on air broadcasts was provided by jones radio networks good time oldies format . renee scott was previously an air personality . as part of a divesture among clear channel s small market radio stations wbuk was initially sold to florida based goodradio.tv llc in may 2007 but the deal soon collapsed prior to fcc approval . in september 2008 clear channel communications sold wbuk to the blanchard river broadcasting subsidiary of findlay publishing company which owns and operates wfin am and wkxa fm . blanchard s purchase of wbuk has since earned fcc approval . 2 as wbuk s format is a competitor to the classic hits format of wkxa wkxa has since changed to a country format . references edit http www.americanradiohistory.com archive bc yb idx 70s ocr yb 1979 yb 1979 bc yb for ocr page 0415.pdf wlio story of wbuk s sale to blanchard river broadcasting september 19 2008 external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wbuk radio locator information on wbuk query nielsen audio s fm station database for wbuk v t e radio stations in the lima ohio market by fm frequency 88.1 88.7 88.9 89.3 90.7 91.5 92.1 93.1 93.9 94.3 94.9 96.1 97.7 101.1 101.3 102.1 103.3 104.9 105.9 106.3 107.1 107.5 by am frequency 940 1150 1220 by callsign wbcj wbie wbks wbuk wbwh lp wcbv lp wcit wdoh wege wert wfgf wgle whjm wima wimt wjta wkki wmlx wonb wrkd lp wtgn wttp lp wwsr wysm wzrx fm 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 classic rock radio stations in the state of ohio by frequency 88.9 89.1 92.1 92.5 93.3 94.5 95.1 96.3 98.5 98.7 100.9 102.3 102.9 104.7 104.9 106.3 107.5 107.5 107.7 by callsign wbik wbno fm wbuk wege wfxj fm wfxn fm wlvq wmwx wncd wncx wofx fm wtue wvxg wxkr wxxf wyfm wyns wyro wzzz by city bryan cincinnati cleveland columbus dayton galion mansfield lima loudonville mcarthur jackson north kingsville ashtabula miamitown cincinnati mount gilead ottawa lima pleasant city portsmouth port clinton toledo waynesville youngstown youngstown sharon pennsylvania 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 the fox branded radio stations in the united states kbfx anchorage alaska kbyz bismarck north dakota kcfx kansas city missouri kdfo bakersfield california kfxj wichita kansas kfxs rapid city south dakota kfxz lafayette louisiana kixa victorville california kjfx fresno california kkrq iowa city iowa klfx killeen texas klkk mason city iowa knfx fm bryan texas kpfx fargo north dakota kqht grand forks north dakota krfx denver colorado kzpr minot north dakota wafx hampton roads virginia wbfx grand rapids michigan wbuk ottawa ohio wefx henderson new york wffx hattiesburg mississippi wfqx winchester virginia wfxj fm ashtabula ohio wfxn fm wxxf ashland mansfield ohio wmfx fm columbia south carolina wmxt florence south carolina wofx fm cincinnati ohio wqfx fm jamestown new york wrfx charlotte north carolina wrsr owosso michigan wwwx oshkosh wisconsin wxfx montgomery alabama news talk sports brands air america bloomberg radio espn radio espn deportes radio fox sports radio npr yahoo sports radio music brands bob fm cat country country only froggy hank fm jack fm kiss fm movin nash fm country only radio disney the fox the x religious brands afr air 1 k love v t e findlay publishing company daily newspapers the courier review times radio stations wbuk wfin wkxa fm wcsi wkkg winn wwwy other propertiess allegra print and imaging the courier infoline findlay internet retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wbuk & oldid 680624321 categories radio stations in ohioradio stations established in 1977classic rock radio stations in the united states1977 establishments in ohio navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 september 2015 at 03 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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