WFXJ-FM (107.5

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) — branded 107.5 The Fox — is a commercial

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licensed to

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. Owned by Media One Radio Group, the station serves the

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county of

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, and is the local affiliate for ''

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'' and '' Nights with Alice Cooper''. The WFXJ-FM studios are located in the city of

, while the station transmitter resides in Kingsville. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's

cluster, the others being WFUN, WQGR, WREO-FM, WYBL, and WZOO-FM.

History

The construction permit for the station was obtained by Emily W. Chismar in the name of EWC Enterprises, Ltd. on April 22, 1999, and the calls WPHR were granted on October 15, 1999. The construction permit was transferred to

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on July 11, 2000. Clear Channel obtained the calls WCUZ on January 18, 2001, when it moved the WPHR calls to its station in

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. It finally settled on WFXJ-FM on August 6, 2001. Billboard and Remote Van for WFXJ-FM

WFXJ-FM was sold off by Clear Channel to Media One Radio Group in September 2007.

Current programming

WFXJ-FM airs ''

'' during weekday mornings via

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, and '' Nights with Alice Cooper'' weekday nights via

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References

External links

* {{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Ohio Ashtabula, Ohio FXJ-FM Radio stations established in 2001 Classic rock radio stations in the United States 2001 establishments in Ohio