WOFX-FM

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WOFX-FM (92.5 Hertz) is a commercial radio radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. It broadcasts a classic rock radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media. It is the Cincinnati affiliate for the Bob and Tom morning radio show. The radio studio are on Montgomery Road in Norwood, Ohio, using a Cincinnati address.

WOFX-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 16,000 . The transmitter site is on Highland Avenue at Interstate 71, northeast of Downtown Cincinnati, co-located with the tower used for WKRC-TV.

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History

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Jazz, beautiful music and AC On August 19, 1964, the station sign-on as WZIP-FM. The format was jazz, and carried hourly reports from CBS Radio News. The format changed to country music in 1966. In 1971, the station was sold to Woody Sudbrink, and its call sign changed to WWEZ, with the format flipping to beautiful music. WWEZ played quarter hour sweeps of instrumental of pop songs, along with Broadway theatre and Hollywood show tunes. The station became popular for workplace and office listening.

Over time, to reach a younger audience, WWEZ added more soft vocals and decreased the instrumentals. While the ratings were good, the audience continued to age past the demographic sought by advertisers. In the summer of 1990, WWEZ made the transition from easy listening to soft adult contemporary. On January 1, 1992, WWEZ rebranded as "Majic 92", and changed call letters to WIMJ on February 2."Broadcast news," The Cincinnati Enquirer, January 3, 1992.

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Classic rock "The Fox" WOFX-FM, "The Fox" began broadcasting on 94.9 FM on July 22, 1988, replacing soft AC station WLLT. The Fox was a rival to the radio station on 92.5, WIMJ. On April 7, 1994, WIMJ switched to a rock-leaning 1970s hits format dubbed "The Point," with the call sign of WPPT.John Kiesewetter, "Gary Sullivan moves to new home on WLWA," The Cincinnati Enquirer, April 8, 1994.

In 1994, Jacor Communications (later acquired by Clear Channel Communications), purchased WPPT from Pathfinder Communications. Jacor later purchased the intellectual property and call sign of WOFX, moving "The Fox" to the 92.5 dial position at noon on September 13, 1995.John Kiesewetter, "Rival Jacor buys rights to 'The Fox'," The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 14, 1995. American Radio History On August 1, 2008, Clear Channel put the station, along with sister station WNNF, up for sale. Clear Channel needed to spin the stations off to settle regulatory issues involved in the company's sale to private equity firms.

On January 3, 2009, Cumulus Media was chosen as a buyer and was willing to swap five of its radio stations in Wisconsin to make the transaction complete. Ownership swap is in the works for 5 area radio stations – Green Bay Press-Gazette (released January 3, 2009) Cumulus continued the classic rock format and Fox moniker. WOFX-FM was the FM flagship station of the Cincinnati Bengals through the 2008 preseason.[3] WEBN is the current FM flagship station for the Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network.

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