WFNX (FM)
WFNX (95.3 MHz; "Oldies 95.3") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States, and serves the North Shore region. The station airs and oldies format, and is part of a simulcast with AM 1450 WHRY in Hurley, Wisconsin. WFNX broadcasts with an ERP of 63,000 watts.
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| City | Grand Marais, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | North Shore (Lake Superior) |
| Frequency | 95.3 MHz |
| Branding | Oldies 95.3 & 102.9 |
| Slogan | Original Oldies Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies (WHRY simulcast) |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Aurora Broadcasting LLC. (Shire & Shore Communications LLC) |
| Operator | Baroka Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1998 (as WXXZ) |
Former call signs | KANQ (1995-1996) WXXZ (1996-2018) WVVE (2018-2020) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 18531 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 63,000 watts |
| HAAT | 209 meters (686 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°44′56″N 90°21′28″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | whry1029.com |
History
95.3 FM Grand Marais (as WXXZ), and 106.7 FM Babbitt (as KOAD) formerly simulcast KQDS-FM from Duluth. In 2017, Midwest Communications sold W288AI (Ely), WXXZ (Grand Marais) and KAOD (Babbitt) to Aurora Broadcasting LLC.
In 2017, WXXZ and KOAD both changed their callsign. WXXZ changed their callsign to WVVE, and KOAD changed their callsign to KZJZ.
In May 2018, after stunting, WVVE and KZJZ launched an adult album alternative format branded as "Radio North Of Ordinary."
In June 2019, Shire & Shore Communications announced that it would sell WVVE to Zoe Communications, Inc,[1] however the transaction was never consummated.
On September 16, 2019, WVVE returned to air simulcasting oldies-formatted WHRY 1450 AM Hurley, WI.[2] Its call sign was changed to WFNX on June 15, 2020.
Sources
northpine.com
New AAA Radio Station Launches In Northeastern Minnesota
fccinfo.com
Boreal.org
References
External links
- WFNX in the FCC's FM station database
- WFNX on Radio-Locator
- WFNX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database