WFRX
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Broadcast area | Herrin, Illinois Marion, Illinois Benton, Illinois |
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Frequency | 1300 kHz |
Branding | 95.5 The Fan |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 53979 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 60 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°53′04″N 88°55′44″W / 37.88444°N 88.92889°W |
Translator(s) | 95.5 W238CQ (Marion) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 955thefan.com |
WFRX (1300 AM) is a radio station licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. The station airs a sports format, and is owned by Withers Broadcasting, through Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC.[1] One of the first radio stations in the United States to play a Beatles record on air, and the first to air a live interview with a Beatle, George Harrison, late September 1963.
References
- ^ "WFRX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed November 21, 2013
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