WKXA-FM
Encyclopedia
WKXA-FM is a radio station
licensed to Findlay, Ohio
, USA. The station is currently owned by Blanchard River Broadcasting Company.
-formatted WHMQ. In June 1989 the call letters became WKXA http://www.findlaypublishing.com. Since the station adopted its current calls it has changed format several times, from CHR
to Hot Adult Contemporary to Rock Adult Contemporary (as "Rockin' Hits 100.5") to the current classic hits
sound.
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...
licensed to Findlay, Ohio
Findlay, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...
, USA. The station is currently owned by Blanchard River Broadcasting Company.
History
The station began as WFIN-FM and in 1975 changed to countryCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
-formatted WHMQ. In June 1989 the call letters became WKXA http://www.findlaypublishing.com. Since the station adopted its current calls it has changed format several times, from CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
to Hot Adult Contemporary to Rock Adult Contemporary (as "Rockin' Hits 100.5") to the current classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
sound.