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WAPE- 95.1 "The Big Ape" FM
Broadcast area	Jacksonville, FL
First air date	1986
Frequency	95.1 MHz
Format	CHR/Pop
Owner	Cox Radio

WAPE 95.1 ("The Big Ape") is a Top 40 Mainstream radio station based in Jacksonville, Florida, USA that plays the hit songs of the moment. The Cox Radio outlet broadcasts at 95.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100 kW. Its transmitter is located in Jacksonville.

[edit] History

The station was very successful as a Urban Contemporary and Rhythmic Top 40 in 1980s as WJAX before it flipped to its current format in 1986 under the direction of Mark Driscoll (Broadcaster) who lead the station to an Eclipsed Cume with it's highest ratings ever (Spring 1986 Arbitron Rating period). WAPE is the second outlet in Jacksonville to use these calls and format, which was originally on the AM band at 690 kHz. More information about WAPE-AM can be read in an ebook, "Puttin' On The Hits" by former WAPE program director, John Long, at www.oidar.com. WAPE in the past has celebrated anniversary milestones dating back to the sign-on of the original WAPE-AM in 1958. Some of its alumni include The Greaseman, Cleveland Wheeler, actor Jay Thomas, and local legends Hoyle Dempsey, Tom Murphy, and Chris Trane.

[edit] Weekday DJs

5:30AM to 10AM - The Big Ape Morning Mess with Mark & Kris
10AM to 2PM - Jay Styles
2PM to 7PM - The Chase Daniels Show
7PM to 12AM - Dave-O
12AM to 5:30AM - Chris Knight

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FM radio stations in the Jacksonville, Florida market (Arbitron #47)

By frequency: 88.1 | 88.7 | 89.3 | 89.9 | 90.5 | 90.9 | 91.7 | 92.1 | 92.5 | 92.7 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 95.1 | 96.1 | 96.9 | 97.9 | 99.1 | 99.9 | 100.7 | 101.5 | 102.5 | 102.9 | 103.3
104.5 | 105.3 | 105.5 | 105.7 | 106.5 | 107.3

Florida Radio Markets

Daytona Beach · Fort Myers · Ft. Walton Beach · Gainesville/Ocala · Jacksonville AM/FM · Key West/The Florida Keys · Lakeland/Winter Haven · Melbourne/Titusville · Miami AM/FM · Orlando AM/FM · Panama City · Pensacola AM/FM · Sebring · Tallahassee AM/FM · Sarasota · Tampa/St. Petersburg AM/FM · Vero Beach · West Palm Beach/Boca Raton AM/FM

Shortwave: WYFR at SW 5.950

See also: List of radio stations in Florida and List of United States radio markets

Cox Enterprises, Inc.

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¹Involved in a duopoly. ²Cox and Sinclair Broadcast Group entered into a "news share" agreement.

Annual Revenue: $12.0 billion USD (2005) | Employees: 77,000 | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.coxenterprises.com

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