that held the call sign wlrx at 104.3 fm from 2005 to 2007 see wayi . wlrx city ironton ohio broadcast area huntington ashland ironton branding 107.1 the bear slogan tri state s classic country frequency 107.1 mhz first air date 1973 as wito format classic country erp 3 100 watts haat 137 meters class a facility id 61686 former callsigns wito 1973 1985 wmlv 1985 1997 wfxn 1997 2002 wbks 2002 2010 owner clear channel communications aloha station trust llc website 1071thebear . com wlrx 107.1 fm 107.1 the bear is a station covering the huntington west virginia area . the clear channel communications outlet broadcasts at 107.1 mhz with an erp of 3.1 kw and is licensed to ironton ohio . history edit wlrx which originally signed on the air in 1973 as wito would later go through format and call letter changes as wmlv 1985 97 and wfxn 1997 2002 before clear channel transformed them into a local version of the kiss fm brand under the wbks call letters . but unlike the traditional mainstream top 40 format that was used at their sister stations this version focused on rhythmic hits and did not use the trademarked blue ball . the reason for this was due to having a sister station in wkee which is the market s top 40 outlet . on or before december 31 2009 wbks underwent a format change becoming a simulcast of active rock station wamx . on january 19 the call letters were changed from wbks to wlrx . on october 30 2012 the station underwent another format change joining 24 7 comedy . 1 on june 2 2014 wlrx flipped to classic country as 107.1 the bear . 2 references edit radio station starts 24 7 comedy broadcasting . the herald dispatch . october 30 2012 . retrieved november 12 2012 . wlrx shifts to classic country external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wlrx radio locator information on wlrx query nielsen audio s fm station database for wlrx v t e radio stations in the huntington ashland wv ky oh market by am frequency 800 930 1080 1110 1200 1230 1340 1340 1370 1420 1520 1600 by fm frequency 88.1 89.1 89.9 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.7 94.9 96.1 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.5 102.7 103.3 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.7 106.3 107.1 107.9 noaa weather radio 162.550 by callsign kih39 wamx wasp lp wbvb wcmi wcmi fm wdgg wekv wemm fm wgoh whku wiro wkao wkee fm wklc fm wkws wlgc wlgc fm wlrx wmga wmky wmul wmux woke wons woub woul wnke wqbe fm wrvc wxbw wtcr wtcr fm wugo wvsr fm wvhu wvwv wzaq wzps wzzw defunct wpay west virginia radio markets beckley bluefield charleston huntington morgantown clarksburg fairmont parkersburg wheeling other west virginia radio regions cumberland md east central eastern panhandle elkins buckhannon weston kingwood southern west central winchester va kentucky radio markets ashland cincinnati oh lexington fayette louisville other kentucky radio regions bowling green hopkinsville owensboro paducah 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 west virginia list of radio stations in kentucky list of radio stations in ohio v t e country music radio stations in the state of ohio by frequency 770 790 910 1090 1130 1320 1320 1340 1500 1540 1560 1590 92.1 92.3 93.1 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.5 94.9 95.3 96.1 97.5 97.7 98.3 99.1 99.5 99.9 99.9 100.3 100.5 100.5 100.9 100.9 101.3 101.5 101.5 102.1 103.1 103.7 103.7 104.5 104.5 104.7 104.9 105.1 105.1 105.5 105.7 106.1 107.1 107.5 107.7 107.7 by callsign wais wbbg wbco wbgi fm wbzi wcho fm wcjo wcky fm wcli fm wclt fm wcol fm wedi wfgf wgar fm whko whth wimt wize wkfi wkfm wkkj wkko wkky wklm wkna wkxa fm wloh wlzz wmjk wmrn fm wnco fm wnnf wnto wnus wobl wpfb wpfx fm wqkt wqmx wqxk wrac wseo wsrw wtgr wtns wtuz wube fm wwkc wxbw wxiz wybl wydb wzom wzvl by city ashland ashtabula bellaire belpre buchtel bucyrus caldwell chillicothe cincinnati wnnf 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