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WVXG

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WVXG
WVXG Antenna
Broadcast areaMid-Ohio
Frequency95.1 MHz
BrandingClassic Rock 95X WVXG
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Brent Casagrande
  • (Delmar Communications, Inc.)
WQCD, WDLR
History
First air date
March 8, 1991 (1991-03-08)
Former call signs
WOHO (1991–1993)[1]
Call sign meaning
Voice of Xavier in Mount Gilead (former simulcast of WXVU; both stations were previously owned and operated by Xavier University)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74300
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°35′15.00″N 82°48′20.00″W / 40.5875000°N 82.8055556°W / 40.5875000; -82.8055556
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewvxgradio.com

WVXG (95.1 FM, "Classic Rock 95X") is a radio station licensed to serve Mount Gilead, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by Brent Casagrande, through licensee Delmar Communications, Inc., and serves the Mid-Ohio area. WVXG broadcasts a classic rock music format.[3] The station is the local affiliate for The Bob and Tom Show, while the majority of the programming comes from the satellite-fed The Classic Rock Experience from ABC Radio Networks.

History

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former logo as WVXG

The station was assigned the call letters WOHO on March 8, 1991. On October 22, 1993, the station changed its call sign to the current WVXG.[1] Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, WVXG was owned by Xavier University and was a member of the "X-Star Radio Network," which featured a variety of programs, including news, talk, jazz, and adult standards.[4] This multi-state network was originally based at flagship WVXU in Cincinnati, even as WVXU had adopted a separate program schedule.[5][6]

One year before the sale of WVXU and the shutdown of the X-Star Radio Network, Xavier spun off WVXG to ICS Holdings, Inc. for around $385,000.[7] ICS Holdings entered a licensing agreement with the Christian Voice of Central Ohio, who broadcast a Contemporary Christian music format from 2004 through March 2008 as "95.1 The River," patterned directly after WCVO. Christian Voice of Central Ohio continues the format online and on Chillicothe, Ohio-licensed WZCP (also a former X-Star affiliate as WVXC).

After the lease agreement with the Christian Voice of Central Ohio ended on March 18, 2008,[8] ICS flipped WVXG to a satellite-based classic rock format.

ICS Holdings sold WVXG, along with WQTT and WDLR, to Delmar Communications, Inc. effective December 30, 2014. The price for the transaction was $250,000.

References

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  1. ^ a b "WVXG Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVXG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". wvxu.org. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "ARCANE RADIO TRIVIA: The X-Star Radio Network". November 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
  7. ^ "Changing Hands | Broadcasting & Cable". Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "Nothing found for Index". The River Fm. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008.
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