WFXO is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting an active rock

Active rock

Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...

 format. Licensed to Centre, Alabama

Centre, Alabama

Centre is a city in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 3,273. The city is the county seat of Cherokee County, and is part of the 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area'.-History:...

, USA, it serves East Alabama including Gadsden and Anniston. The station is owned by Williams Communications, Inc.

Programming

Notable on-air personalities include the Bob and Tom Show, a 5 time Marconi Award winner. Other notable personalities include the Nick and Drew Show; Chris Wright, winner of the 2006 & 2007 Small Market Morning Show of the Year from the Alabama Broadcasters Association for his work on the "Chris & Steve Morning Mayhem" show on WVOK-FM and the 2009 Small Market Personality of the Year award; and Sixx Sense featuring Nikki Sixx of the band Motley Crue and Kerri Casem, daughter of legendary personality Casey Casem. Weekend programming included normal rotation with weekend personality "Slyder" (also formerly of WVOK-FM) until his death from a seizure and heart attack on April 6th 2009. Also on the weekend are syndicated shows Acoustic Storm, the Sideshow Countdown, Hard Drive and Rockline as well as the locally produced Alive From the Dreamfield.

WFXO programming is also simulcast on WTXO

WTXO

WTXO is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format. Licensed to Ashland, Alabama, USA, it serves east central Alabama. The station is currently owned by Williams Communications, Inc....

 in Ashland, Alabama

Ashland, Alabama

Ashland is a town in Clay County, Alabama, United States. The population was 1,965 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a city; according to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 1,885. The town is the county seat of Clay County.-History:...

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History

The station was assigned the WFXO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on March 4, 2008

2008 in radio

Several events occurred in radio in 2008.- Events :* January 2: WWFT finished Christmas music stunting, rolling out the red carpet for Adult contemporary music branded as "Warm."...

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