WAQX-FM
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| WAQX-FM | |
| City of license | Manlius, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Syracuse Central New York |
| Branding | 95X Rock Radio |
| Frequency | 95.7 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1946 (as WNDR) |
| Format | Alternative Rock |
| Owner | Citadel Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WLTI, WNSS, WNTQ |
| Website | WAQX.com |
WAQX is an FM radio station in the Syracuse, New York area branded as 95X Rock Radio. It broadcasts on 95.7 MHz on the FM dial and is under ownership of Citadel Broadcasting.
The station was the Syracuse affiliate of the Howard Stern Show from June 17, 1996 until December 31, 2005. On December 1, 2004 a dispute occurred between Stern and 95X, Stern was upset that the station was over-censoring and cutting his show short before it actually ended, 95X and its parent company Citadel Communications contended that Stern was giving free advertising everytime he talked about Sirius Satellite Radio, In a public statement 95X Program Director Ryno wrote on the station's website "We don't appreciate him talking about satellite radio and we don't appreciate him taking our money to do a show then end up talking about moving to a direct competitor." Within a few hours of the statement's posting it was removed without explanation.[1]
Prior to Stern the station aired Fatman and Stacy, Ray Lytle and Dave Coombs (Coombs left for WTKW radio in 95) and Dave and the Fatman. After Stern's departure, WAQX broadcasted "Beaner and Ken" , formerly Birmingham, Alabama-based ,for a year but then dropped the program in favor of Opie and Anthony.
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