WFXN (AM)
FCC | |
| Facility ID | 43199 |
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| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°28′54″N 90°31′49″W / 41.48167°N 90.53028°W / 41.48167; -90.53028 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | foxsportsradio1230.iheart.com |
WFXN (1230
AM 1230 broadcasts at a power of 1 kW with transmitter located on 7th Street in Moline between 30th and 32nd Avenues.[2]
History
The station originally signed on September 23, 1946, as WQUA. Like its main competitor, KSTT (which signed on just two months earlier), the new station had a wide range of local programming, news and sports, plus played popular music of the day.
From the 1950s until the late 1970s, WQUA ran a Top 40 music format, and introduced the area to personalities such as Spike O'Dell, Paula Sands and Jim Albracht.[3] WQUA and KSTT battled in the ratings as the most-listened-to station for years.
WQUA later went through various format changes. In late 1983, the station dropped
The current sports format and call letters were first used in April 2003.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFXN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "41°28'54.0"N 90°31'49.0"W".
- ^ http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/07/29/features/salute/doc488f1b62eb354331818261.txt Willard, John, "New book explores pioneering Quad-City radio station" Quad City Times, July 29, 2008.
External links
- WFXN in the FCC AM station database
- WFXN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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