WFJX (910

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) is a

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. It broadcasts a

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and is owned and operated by David S. Points, through licensee Mahon Communications, Inc. By day, WFJX is powered at 1,000

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s. But to protect other stations on

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from interference, at night WFJX reduces power to only 84 watts. Programming is also heard on 99-watt

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W282CK at 104.3

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Programming

On weekdays, most of WFJX's schedule is

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programs: ''

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, The Mike Gallagher Show,

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''. In addition,

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shows are heard in morning

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from

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and

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. And in the evening, WFJX carries programming from

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. Weekends feature shows on money, health, guns, pets and cars. Weekend hosts include

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, Michael Brown and Jimmy Failla. Most hours begin with an update from

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History

The station

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the air on .Broadcasting Yearbook 1959
page B-250,

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The original

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was WRKE. It was a

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station, required to go off the air at night. The studios were in the American Theater Building. The station later became WTOY with an R&B and

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format, aimed at Roanoke's

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community. In the 2010, it switched its call sign to WFJX, airing a

format, known as "Fox Radio 910."

References

External links

FOX Radio 910 Online
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