WAXX-FM
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| City of license | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
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| Broadcast area | Eau Claire, the Chippewa Valley, and Western Wisconsin |
| Branding | Today's WAXX 104.5 |
| Slogan | Today's Country, Today's WAXX 104.5 |
| First air date | 1950s |
| Frequency | 104.5 FM (MHz) |
| Format | Commercial; Country |
| Power | 100,000 watts |
| Callsign meaning | stacks of "waxx" (vinyl records) |
| Owner | Maverick Media, LLC |
| Website | www.todayswaxx1045.com |
WAXX (104.5 FM) is a radio station in the Eau Claire area of Wisconsin, with its studio/offices located in Altoona, Wisconsin. Its transmitter is located in Fairchild, Wisconsin, sharing the same tower as WEAU-TV.
[edit] History
The station was originally WEAU-FM, an FM station co-owned with WEAU-TV in Eau Claire. When WAXX-AM 1150 was purchased and brought under the same building as WEAU-TV/WEAU-FM, WEAU-FM began simulcasting WAXX-AM's country format. In the 1970s, WEAU-FM was renamed WAXX-FM, and eventually the country format was aired exclusively on the FM dial (WAXX-AM was renamed WAYY-AM in the 1970s and changed formats to oldies, eventually settling on news/talk in 1990).
WAXX & WAYY were sold to Central Communications in 1984, and moved into their new building (and current home) behind WEAU-TV in 1985. WAXX, WAYY and new sister stations WIAL-FM, WEAQ-AM, WECL-FM & WDRK-FM were sold to Maverick Media, LLC in 2003.
WAXX unveiled their current logo and slogan in October, 2005.
WAXX was the first radio station in the Eau Claire market to broadcast live 24 hours a day on the Internet, beginning March 31, 2006.
[edit] Logo Gallery
 WAXX Logo (1997-2005) |
 WAXX Logo (2005) |
WAXX's Current Logo (2005-present) |
[edit] External Links
(FM) WHWC - 88.3 | WUEC - 89.7 | WVCF - 90.5 | WHEM - 91.3 | WMEQ - 92.1 | WECL - 92.9 | WIAL - 94.1 | WQRB - 95.1 | WDMO - 95.9 | WHYS - 96.3 | WJLM - 96.9 | WISM - 98.1 | WDRK - 99.9 | WBIZ - 100.7 | WRFP - 101.9 | WWIB - 103.7 | WAXX - 104.5 | WCFW - 105.7 | WATQ - 106.7 | WLFK - 107.9
(AM) WOGO - 680 | WAYY - 790 | WMEQ - 880 | WDVM - 1050 | WEAQ - 1150 | WBIZ - 1400 | WQOQ - 1430
