WFSX-FM (92.5

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, "92.5 Right All Along") is a

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, and serving the

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area of

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. It is owned by Sun Broadcasting and it airs a

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. The

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s and offices are on Bonita Beach Road in

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. WFSX-FM has an

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(ERP) of 20,500

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s. The

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is off Old 41 Road in Bonita Springs. WFSX-FM broadcasts using

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carries

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programming and feeds

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s W290DB at 105.9 MHz and W277AP at 103.3 MHz.

Programming

On weekdays, WFSX-FM broadcasts two local talk shows, in morning

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''Daybreak with Mike Opelka'' and in late afternoons, ''The Drive with Trey Radel''. The rest of the schedule is

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talk shows: ''

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, The Michael Berry Show'' and ''

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with

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''. Weekends feature specialty shows on money, health, boating, law and technology, as well as repeats of weekday shows. Syndicated weekend programs include ''

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, Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham, Bill Handel on the Law'' and '' The Weekend with Michael Brown''. Most hours begin with an update from

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History

Country, Oldies and Talk

The station

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the air on . It was originally licensed to

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, as WVHG at 92.1 MHz. It was owned by LaBelle Broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts, airing a

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format. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the station went through several changes in

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and ownership. In the late 1990s, it entered into a country music

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arrangement with 92.9

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Punta Gorda. On March 26, 2008, the station switched to an

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format, playing 1960s and 70s hits. Six days later, the call sign was changed to WNTY. On September 17, 2009, the station flipped to a

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format, branded under the on-air name "92.5 Fox News". On September 25, 2009, WNTY changed its call letters to WFSX-FM, to go with its "Fox News" branding.

Simulcasting

WFSX-FM's programming was once

on WNOG (1270 AM) in

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, and WFSX (1240 AM) in

. As of July 22, 2013, Fox News programming is no longer available on 1240 AM and 1270 AM.Facebook 92.5 Fox News
retrieved July 16, 2013. Those stations changed to a

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format. The Fort Myers station became WFWN, subsequently returning to the WFSX call sign in 2016. WFSX’s license at 1240 AM was cancelled on January 4, 2022 but the sports programming continues on 92.5 HD2 and on 105.9 FM, as well as WNOG 1270 and its translators.

Translators

WFSX-FM broadcasts its HD2 subchannel on the following translators:

References

External links

Official WebsiteBroadcast Center , Fort Myers Broadcasting Co. , Sun Broadcasting, Inc.
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