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| Broadcast area | South Central Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 105.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 105.7 The X |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHGB,WNNK-FM,WTPA-FM,WWKL | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs | WNOW-FM (1948–1973)[1] WQXA (1973–1991) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52169 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| HAAT | 215 meters (705 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°59′56.4″N76°41′41.9″W / 39.999000°N 76.694972°W /39.999000; -76.694972 (WQXA-FM) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.1057thex.com |
WQXA-FM (105.7FM) is a commercialradio stationlicensed to serveYork, Pennsylvania. Owned byCumulus Media, it broadcasts anactive rock format servingSouth Central Pennsylvania. Its studios are located at 2300 Vartan Way inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania[3] and the station's broadcast tower is located near York at (39°59′56.0″N76°41′42.0″W / 39.998889°N 76.695000°W /39.998889; -76.695000).[4]
On August 8, 1947, theFederal Communications Commission proposed a new station on 105.7 MHz.[5] The Helm Coal Company was granted a construction permit for the new station on May 12, 1948.[5] The station was granted its first license on May 31, 1950, with the WNOW-FM call sign.[5] On August 1, 1957, the station's license was transferred to WNOW, Inc.[5]
The station's license was transferred to Rust Communications Group, Inc. on June 22, 1972.[5] The call sign was changed to WQXA effective December 1, 1973.[5]
The station was known as "Q106" in the 1970s. On October 17, 1989, at 4 p.m., the station's branding changed to "Hot 105.7" along with a format change todance music. On November 1, 1991, the call sign was changed to WQXA-FM.[5] On January 11, 1993, the station performed a format stunt, intermittently switching its branding between "Hot 105.7" and "Q106", later switching to "Q106" with ahot AC format. On May 16, 1995, the format changed fromhot AC toactive rock with a branding change to "105.7 The Edge".[6] Later the format changed tomodern rock with a branding change to "105.7 The X".
In 1997,Citadel Broadcasting purchased the station.[7] In 2011, theUnited States Department of Justice approved the purchase ofCitadel Broadcasting byCumulus Media.[8] The sale was completed on September 18, 2011.[9][10]
Following the sale ofWTPA to theEducational Media Foundation, WQXA quietly shifted to amainstream rock lean.[11]
WQXA-FM is extremely short-spaced toWJZ-FM105.7 The Fan (licensed to serveCatonsville, Maryland and targeting theBaltimore metropolitan area) as they operate on the same channel and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 47 miles (76 km) as determined by FCC rules.[12] The minimum distance between twoClass B stations operating on the same channel according to currentFCC rules is 150 miles (240 km).[13] Both stations usedirectional antennas to reduce their signals toward each other.[14][15] Other stations in the Baltimore radio market can be heard clearly in York, the location of WQXA's broadcast tower.[citation needed]