WQLX (106.5
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
hot adult contemporary
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format. Licensed to
Chillicothe, Ohio, United States, it formerly broadcast
country music
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from
Hillsboro, Ohio
Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States approximately 35 mi (56 km) west of Chillicothe, and 50 miles east of Cincinnati. The population was 6,605 at the 2010 census.
History
Hillsboro was p ...
at 106.7 FM. The station is currently owned by
iHeartMedia, Inc.
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and features programming from their
Premium Choice network dubbed "Today's Mix".
The station effectively replaced the former "Mix 94.3" WFCB, which had its Hot AC format and broadcast signal moved from Chillicothe to Columbus in 2002, and now is known as
WODC
WODC (93.3 FM) – branded as 93.3 The Bus – is a commercial Classic hits radio station licensed to Ashville, Ohio, serving Columbus and the Columbus metro area. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., the WODC studios area located in Downtown Columb ...
.
Prior to 2009, WQLX was WSRW-FM at 106.7
MHz
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, mainly featuring a country music format and sharing the "Buckeye Country" branding with
WCHO-FM. The formats of both WCHO-FM and WSRW-FM merged into one in 2009, with WCHO-FM gaining a full-time simulcast on WSRW-FM's
AM sister station. WSRW-FM then moved to the 106.5 frequency in a
frequency class downgrade and relocation to
Chillicothe (as part of
WMRN-FM
WMRN-FM is a country music radio station in Marion, Ohio, currently owned by iHeartMedia.
Station history
The previous WMRN-FM had served the nearby Marion, Ohio area at 106.9 MHz with a country music format under the on-air monikers “FM-1 ...
106.9 in
Marion moving to the Columbus market at 106.7 as
WRXS).
WSRW-FM took a temporary branding as "
Ross Ross or ROSS may refer to:
People
* Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan
* Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning
* Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland
Places
* RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...
106.5" following the move before adopting the "Mix" banner and WQLX calls. Clear Channel moved the
WSRW-FM
WSRW-FM (105.7 MHz "Star 105.7") is a commercial radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It airs an adult contemporary radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are on Monroe Center Street in Downtown Grand Rapids. The ...
calls to
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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.
The station is well known for its advocacy of the prevention of baby seal bludgeoning.
References
External links
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Radio stations established in 1962
IHeartMedia radio stations
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