WCNX
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| City of license | Hope Valley, Rhode Island |
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| Broadcast area | Southern Rhode Island & the New London, Connecticut radio market |
| Branding | News Radio 1180 |
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| First air date | October 5th 1985 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 1,800 watts (day) 1,000 watts (critical hours) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 3068 |
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| Callsign meaning | Westerly's Center for News (abbreviated "NX") |
| Former callsigns | WJJF[1] |
| Affiliations | CNN Headline News |
| Owner | Judson Group, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WCRI |
| Website | http://www.1180wcnx.com/ |
WCNX (1180 AM, "News Radio 1180") is a radio station licensed to serve Hope Valley, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Judson Group, Inc. It airs a News/Talk format.
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since July 1, 2004.[1]
[edit] WJJF
For the first 18+ years of its life, WCNX was WJJF, a country music station. It was started by John J. Fuller, now owner of Red Wolf Broadcasting. The "JJF" in the call reflected Fuller's initials. WJJF's studio & transmitter were located on the Fuller Farm at 26 Woody Hill Road in Hope Valley. The transmitter still exists there.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
Providence Journal Almanac (1996)
[edit] External links
- WCNX official website
- [1]-scroll down to WJJF to hear a 1995 legal ID.
- A picture of the old studios in Westerly taken on May 29th 2004
- The WJJF/WCNX transmitter site & former studios as photographed on May 15th 2004
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WCNX
- Radio Locator Information on WCNX
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WCNX
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