WOLX-FM
Madison metropolitan area | |
Frequency | 94.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
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Branding | 94.9 WOLX |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Classic hits |
Subchannels | HD2: Channel Q |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Oldies" (former branding and format) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 60236 |
Class | B |
ERP | 37,000 watts |
HAAT | 396 meters (1,299 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°25′40″N 89°39′14″W / 43.42778°N 89.65389°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
WOLX-FM (94.9
WOLX-FM broadcasts in HD Radio.
History
The station first started experimental broadcasts in
In early 1989, WILV flipped to an
In May 2000, Woodward sold all of its Madison stations — WOLX-FM,
Syndicated programming on WOLX-FM includes Dick Bartley's Classic Hits, America's Greatest Hits hosted by Scott Shannon, and M. G. Kelly's Classic Hit List.
Superpower status
As one of the oldest FM stations in Wisconsin, WOLX-FM operates at a higher effective radiated power (ERP) than would be granted today. It is a grandfathered "superpower" Class B FM station, operating at 37,000 watts from a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 396 meters (1,299 ft). Under Federal Communications Commission rules, a Class B FM station at the same HAAT would be allowed a maximum ERP of 6,700 watts.[11] The station once used the slogan "High atop the Baraboo Bluffs in Greenfield Township". WOLX-FM's signal can reach 33 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, including those along the Lake Michigan shoreline on clear days, though reception is usually blocked by the Kettle Moraine hills northeast of Madison. The station can also be heard in the western suburbs of Milwaukee, in Sheboygan County, and in portions of Illinois and Iowa.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOLX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WOLX-FM Radio Station Coverage Map".
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-231
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. February 27, 1984. p. 72. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. May 13, 1985. p. 110. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "And The Winner Is ..." (PDF). Radio & Records. July 21, 1989. p. 70. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. April 24, 1989. p. 128. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Gold Spring Sweep" (PDF). Radio & Records. September 8, 1989. p. 78. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Reed Elsevier Inc. April 24, 1989. p. 49. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Reed Elsevier Inc. May 22, 2000. p. 71. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "FMpower - Find ERP for an FM Station Class". Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- WOLX in the FCC FM station database
- WOLX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database