WMKX

WMKX
Broadcast area	Brookville, Pennsylvania / DuBois
Branding	"Megarock"
Frequency	105.5 (MHz)
First air date	April 27, 1981
Format	Modern and classic rock
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	126 meters
Class	B1
Facility ID	83524
Owner	Strattan Broadcasting
Website	megarock.fm

WJNG
Broadcast area	Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania / DuBois
Branding	"Megarock"
Frequency	100.5 (MHz)
First air date	March 3, 1997
Format	Modern and classic rock (simulcast of WMKX)
ERP	1,300 watts
HAAT	203 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	15173
Callsign meaning	Johnsonburg (city of license)
Owner	Strattan Broadcasting
Website	megarock.fm

WMKX is a classic/modern rock music formatted radio station for northwestern Pennsylvania, broadcasting at 105.5 FM. The station, owned and operated by Strattan Broadcasting, is licensed to Brookville, Pennsylvania, the seat of government for Jefferson County.

WJNG, licensed to Johnsonburg, is a full co-owned simulcast outlet of WMKX.

History

A "Magic" Beginning

First issued a construction permit on June 6, 1980; WMKX first went on the air at the frequency of 95.9 in 1981, and became the second FM station in Jefferson County, as WPXZ, 15 miles southeast in Punxsutawney had been the first eight years before.

WMKX was founded by Stephen S. Strattan and Joseph Donald Powers, adopting the moniker "Magic 96". It went on the air with a mostly automated format of adult contemporary music, which it would maintain until the late 1990s. Studios and offices were first located at 205 Main Street in downtown Brookville.

In 1984, Jim Farley took over company president duties from Stephen Strattan.

1990s

In the mid-90's, another frequency of 103.3 was assigned to Brookville through the efforts of WPXZ licensee Renda Broadcasting, which had been looking to gain a foothold in the county seat. In order for the new station to go on the air, a series of channel shuffling would have to take place to accommodate the new frequency. The shuffling would enable WMKX to take WPXZ's frequency of 105.5 as its own, and with the move of that frequency northwest, it also enabled WMKX to petition the FCC for an effective radiated power increase from 3,000 to 25,000 watts (something that wasn't possible at 95.9 due to the presence of an FM station on 95.9 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, now WAKZ), thus taking the station from a local to more regional listenership base, allowing it to also serve the communities of Clarion and DuBois. With the right conditions, WMKX can be heard as far west as Butler, Pennsylvania.

At around this same time, Strattan Broadcasting also applied for an FCC 'drop-in' frequency at 100.5 north of Brookville in Johnsonburg, Elk County. The 3,000 watt license was granted to Strattan Broadcasting, and after its construction, the station underwent a format change from adult contemporary to its current format. The station is live for the morning show until 1PM then it utilizes Dial Global's Classic Rock feed.

WMKX Today

In 1997, the new station, known as "Mega Rock" was born. The Johnsonburg station, WJNG, allowed WMKX's signal to expand into the northcentral portion of Pennsylvania, serving listeners in St. Marys, Ridgway, Smethport, and Kane. Though WJNG is a simulcast station, it maintains separate offices at 517½ Market Street in Johnsonburg.

What Happened to 95.9?

As for what happened to WMKX's original frequency of 95.9, it was recovered by a local church and converted to an LPFM license, and had operated with a local Christian format staffed primarily by volunteers, for about five years. The church later closed the station, known as WWJL-LP, with a dark license in 2007. In May 2009, 95.9 was allocated to Sykesville, Pennsylvania and WZDB went on the air.

Administrative and programming functions continue to originate out of WMKX's longtime location at 51 Pickering Street in downtown Brookville.

The station continues to operate under its original ownership by the Farley family, the principal owners of Strattan Broadcasting with Bob and Tom Syndicated Radio Talk Show in the morning slot and classic rock music format from 10 AM to 5 AM.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WMKX

Radio-Locator information on WMKX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMKX

Query the FCC's FM station database for WJNG

Radio-Locator information on WJNG

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJNG

Radio stations in the Punxsutawney–DuBois, Pennsylvania market

Note: This market also includes Jefferson and Clearfield Counties in Pennsylvania.

By AM frequency	900 1420 1540

By FM frequency	88.1 90.5 93.1 94.7 95.9 96.7 98.7 102.1 102.9 103.3 104.1 105.5 106.5 107.3 107.9

By callsign	W234AV W290BO WCOH-FM WCED WCPA WDSN WECZ WKQL WMKX WOWQ WOKW WPXZ-FM WQYX WRPV WRQV WZDB

Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

Radio stations in Northern Pennsylvania (St. Marys–Emporium–Kane, Pennsylvania area)

Note: This market specifically includes Forest, Elk and Cameron Counties, along with the southern portion of McKean and southwestern portion ofPotter Counties (part of the western Twin Tiers region in Pennsylvania).

By AM frequency	600 900 1250 1260 1300 1310 1400 1420 1540

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 90.1 91.1 91.7 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.9 94.9 96.7 97.5 98.9 100.1 100.5 100.7 101.3 102.1 102.9 103.1 103.3 103.9 104.1 104.3 105.5 106.5 106.9 107.3

By callsign	WBRR WBYB WCCR-FM WCED WCOG-FM WCOH-FM WCPA WCUC-FM WDDH WDSN WECZ WFRM WHKS WJNG WKBI WKBI-FM WKNB WKQL WLEM WMKX WNAE WOKW WOWQ WPHB WPSX WPXZ-FM WQFX-FM WQKK WQKY WQYX WRQV WRVI WRRN WVTT WWCH WYVL WZDD

Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania Olean for stations in the Bradford area

Classic rock radio stations in the state of Pennsylvania

By frequency	92.1 92.1 93.7 94.3 94.3 94.7 95.9 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.3 102.5 102.9 102.9 103.1 103.1 103.5 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.9 107.3 107.5 107.7

By callsign:	WBUS WBVE WBXQ WCHX WDVE WEGH WEZX WHLM-FM WKVE WJNG WMGK WMKX WMTT WODE-FM WPZX WQFX WQHZ WSQV WTPA WUUZ WUZZ WXMT WYFM WZDB WZDD

By city	Bedford Berwick Brookville Cooperstown Easton Erie Johnsonburg Lewistown Lock Haven Mount Pleasant Northumberland Palmyra Patton/Altoona Philadelphia Pittsburgh Pocono Pines Russell Saegertown Scranton Sharon Smethport State College Strattanville Sykesville Tioga

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Pennsylvania See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

Coordinates: 41°07′23″N 79°03′50″W / 41.123°N 79.064°W / 41.123; -79.064

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