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| Broadcast area | Evansville, Indiana |
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| Frequency | 107.5 MHz |
| Branding | WABX 107.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WIKY-FM, WLYD, WSTO | |
| History | |
First air date | 1997 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 61055 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 171 meters (561 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wabx.net |
WABX is a radio station in Evansville, Indiana, owned by Duey Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc. The station, which broadcasts at 107.5 FM, has aired a classic rock format since 1997.
Former WABX
From 1960 to 1984, WABX ("The station that glows in the dark") was the call sign of a widely influential freeform/progressive rock radio station in Detroit, Michigan. In 1985, WABX's former consultant, Paul Christy, purchased WCFX/95.3 in Clare, Michigan, and subsequently parked the WABX calls on WCFX's sister station, 990 AM. WABX/990 ceased operations in 1988. The current 107.5 WABX logo is substantially similar to the Detroit WABX logo used during that station's 1970s' heyday. The former Detroit WABX now broadcasts a country format as WYCD.
Sale to Midwest Communications
It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications will purchase 9 of the 10 stations owned by South Central Communications. (This includes the Evansville Cluster which include WABX along with sister stations WIKY-FM, WLFW & WSTO.) With this purchase, Midwest Communications will expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville.[1] The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.[2]
References
- ↑ Midwest Communications Acquires South Central Communications
- ↑ "South Central Radio Group". Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
External links
- Official Website
- WABX in the FCC FM station database
- WABX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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