WMHX
Hot adult contemporary | |
| Affiliations | |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 20, 1992 (as WYZM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Mix" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73655 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 74 meters (243 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°13′19″N 89°18′00″W / 43.222°N 89.300°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WMHX (105.1
hot adult contemporary radio format. From mid November to December 25, it switches to all Christmas music
.
History
On April 20, 1992, the station first
signed on as WYZM, owned by Janice and Ronald Felder.[2] The station was known throughout most of the 1990s as country music station "The Big Y-105". The station was the first country FM competitor to WWQM-FM.[3]
It became WBZU ("105-1 The Buzz") in November 2000, launching a 1980s music format with a 5,000-song marathon without interruption.[4] Over time, the station started to sprinkle hits from the 70s and 90s into its format, with an eventual emphasis on classic hits from all three decades.
On May 5, 2005,Kidd Kraddick in the Morning show between March 2009 and May 2010, "Charlie FM" used no regular roster of live disc jockeys, with prerecorded voiceovers serving as the continuity element. (The WBZU call letters would be parked at 910 AM in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[6])
On September 4, 2012, at 2 p.m., after playing a half-hour of "goodbye"-themed songs (ending with
Former logo
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WCHY
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMHX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994 page B-418
- ^ Kovalic, John (May 8, 1992). "There's a new kid on the radio block". Wisconsin State Journal. p. Rhythm 21. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "RR-2000-11-24.pdf" (PDF). World Radio History. November 24, 2000.
- ^ Alesia, Tom (May 6, 2005). "'Buzz' stops buzzing; now, 'Charlie' runs show". Wisconsin State Journal. p. C6. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Ondrako, Mary (June 4, 2005). "Jack airs his eclectic tastes on growing range of stations". Times-Tribune. p. B3. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Mix 105.1 Debuts," from RadioInsight, originally reported 8/15/2012 and updated 9/4/2012
External links
- Official website
- WMHX in the FCC FM station database
- WMHX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database