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| Broadcast area | Roanoke metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 910kHz |
| Branding | FOX Radio 910 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio[1] |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Westwood One Salem Radio Network CBS Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 1, 1957; 67 years ago (1957-04-01)[2] |
Former call signs | WRKE (1957) WHYE (1957–1966) WPXI (1966–1968) WTOY (1968–1990) WBNI (1990–1991) WWWR (1991–2010)[3][4] |
Call sign meaning | WFoXJ |
| Technical information[5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52298 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000watts days 84 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′6.0″N79°54′46.0″W / 37.268333°N 79.912778°W /37.268333; -79.912778 |
| Translator(s) | W282CK (104.3MHz Roanoke) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WFJX Webstream |
| Website | WFJX Online |
WFJX (910kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toRoanoke, Virginia.[1] It broadcasts atalk radioformat and is owned and operated by David S. Points, through licensee Mahon Communications, Inc.[6]
By day, WFJX is powered at 1,000watts.[7] But to protect other stations on910 AM from interference, at night WFJX reduces power to only 84 watts. Programming is also heard on 99-wattFM translatorW282CK at 104.3MHz.[8]
On weekdays, most of WFJX's schedule isnationally syndicated programs:America in the Morning,The Mike Gallagher Show,The Dennis Prager Show,The Sebastian Gorka Show andRed Eye Radio. In addition,Christian talk and teaching shows are heard in morningdrive time fromDavid Jeremiah andMichael Youssef. And in the evening, WFJX carries programming fromCBS Sports Radio.
Weekends feature shows on money, health, guns, pets and cars. Weekend hosts includeBrian Kilmeade,Michael Brown andJimmy Failla. Most hours begin with an update fromFox News Radio.
The stationsigned on the air on April 1, 1957; 67 years ago (1957-04-01).[9] The originalcall sign wasWRKE. It was adaytimer station, required to go off the air at night. The studios were in the American Theater Building.
The station later becameWTOY with anR&B andSoul music format, aimed at Roanoke'sAfrican-American community. In the 2010, it switched its call sign toWFJX, airing atalk radio format, known as "Fox Radio 910."