area richland county crawford county morrow county branding 102.3 the fox slogan classic rock for mid ohio frequency 102.3 mhz repeater s 107.7 wxxf loudonville first air date april 21 2003 as wfxn fm november 8 1974 as wqlx format classic rock erp 3 500 watts haat 131 meters class a facility id 39730 transmitter coordinates 40 45 26.00 n 82 47 23.00 w 40.7572222 n 82.7897222 w 40.7572222 ; 82.7897222 callsign meaning w fox n fm former callsigns wxfn fm 2003 wfxn 2002 2003 wgln 1997 2002 wqlx 1974 1997 affiliations premiere networks united stations radio networks owner iheartmedia inc. capstar tx llc sister stations wman wman fm wnco wnco fm wswr wyht webcast listen live website wfxnthefox.com wfxn fm 102.3 fm branded 102.3 the fox is a commercial classic rock radio station licensed to galion ohio . owned by iheartmedia inc. wfxn fm is the local affiliate for the bob & tom show and the house of hair with dee snider . the wfxn fm studios are located in mansfield while the station transmitter resides in galion . besides a standard analog transmission the station is available online via iheartradio . wfxn fm primarily serves the mid ohio counties of richland crawford and morrow but also extends its signal by using a single full power repeater . licensed to loudonville ohio repeater wxxf 107.7 fm provides additional coverage to the mid ohio counties of holmes ashland and wayne . contents 1 history of wfxn galion 2 history of wxxf loudonville 3 current programming 4 references 5 external links history of wfxn galion edit former logo wfxn fm began as wqlx on november 8 1974 . 1 at first wqlx simulcast wglx galion 1570 am was owned by harry gray s radio galion . after only owning the station for one year gray had a heart attack at the age of 58 the control of the station was transferred to joseph billow until a sale could take place . in 1976 maumee valley broadcasting owned by ray malone for 166 000 . malone would own the station along with sister wglx galion and wndh fm napoleon before selling in 1996 to dean stampfli s ashland knox broadcasting for 161 000 . in 1997 ohio radio group nee ashland knox changed the station s callsign to wgln . on october 2 2000 clear channel purchased ohio radio group which included wqio mount vernon ohio wmvo mount vernon ohio wwbk fredericktown ohio wbzw loudonville ohio wnco am ashland ohio and wnco fm ashland ohio . over the next two years the station callsign changed three times in 2002 to wfxn ; in 2003 to wxfn fm ; and again in 2003 to wfxn fm . history of wxxf loudonville edit wxxf fm began as wbzw on march 1990 . 2 after a failed attempt to win the construction permit for wklm fm millersburg esther martin of apple creek won the 107.7 loudonville frequency as holmes radio . in 1991 wbzw loudonville signed on airing a smooth jazz and adult contemporary format targeting wooster and competing against dix communications owned wqkt . the station became charter communications under the direction of martin s son donald after serving as general manager of several washington dc area radio stations . studios were located at 127 north water street in downtown loudonville . in december 1994 the station was sold to k country communications with mark bohach for 384 000 who changed the format to simulcast new sister radio station 98.3 wman fm and moved studios to 115 south water street in loudonville . in 1998 bohach sold both stations to dean stampfli s ashland broadcasting for 1.15 million . ashland broadcasting owned wnco and wnco fm and would eventually become the largest broadcast owner in the state of ohio prior to its sale to iheartmedia inc. in 2000 for 32 million . in 2001 the loudonville and fredericktown stations became top 40 kiss fm mid ohio playing contemporary hit radio music allowing sister wyht fm to become hot adult contemporary . the format lasted nearly five years before becoming classic rock as 107.7 the fox trimulcasting with now sister wfxn galion . current programming edit in addition to its classic rock format wfxn fm airs the the bob & tom show weekday mornings and the house of hair with dee snider on saturday nights . 3 4 references edit http www.americanradiohistory.com archive bc yb idx 80s ocr yb 1980 yb 1980 bc yb for ocr page 0457.pdf http www.americanradiohistory.com hd2 archive bc yb idx 90s ocr yb 1997 yb 1997 bc yb ocr page 0517.pdf search % 22wbzw % 22 http www.bobandtom.com affiliates ohio http houseofhaironline.com house of hair stations list by state external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wfxn radio locator information on wfxn query nielsen audio s fm station database for wfxn query the fcc s fm station database for wxxf radio locator information on wxxf query nielsen audio s fm station database for wxxf v t e radio stations in the ashland mansfield mt. vernon ohio region by fm frequency 88.3 88.9 89.1 89.5 90.1 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.1 91.7 92.7 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 95.9 96.9 97.3 98.3 98.7 99.3 100.1 101.3 102.3 102.7 103.7 104.5 105.3 106.1 107.7 by am frequency 960 1300 1340 1400 1440 1490 1540 by callsign w216ah w247bl w257cv w274an waui wbco wcky fm wfot wfxn fm wkvx wjje wlrd wman wman fm wmrn wmrn fm wmvo wncg lp wnco wnco fm wosb wosv wqel wqio wqkt wrdl wrgm wshb wswr wvmc fm wvno wvxg wxml wxxf wyht wykl wynt 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 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 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 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