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| Broadcast area | Savannah, GA-Hilton Head Island, SC |
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| Frequency | 106.1MHz |
| Branding | Rock 106.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGCO,WHHW,WRWN,WUBB,WXYY | |
| History | |
First air date | 1973 (as WHHR-FM at 106.3) |
Former call signs | WHHR-FM (1973-03/07/1991)[1] |
Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1973–1990) |
Call sign meaning | WFoXHilton Head, the Fox was the name of a classic rock station on the same frequency |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 48367 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| HAAT | 181 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | rock1061.com |
WFXH-FM (106.1MHz), known as "Rock 106.1", is anactive rockradio station targeted toSavannah, Georgia. The station was a monitored reporter on the Alternative (Modern Rock) panel. Formerly, WFXH-FM reported as an Alternative station toArbitron and various radio industry publications. The station featured a specialty show calledUnderexposed, Sunday nights, 9-11 pm. During the show they spotlightindie rock artists likeThe Decemberists,The Shins,Yeah Yeah Yeahs,The Arcade Fire, andCold War Kids, along with local acts. That show has apparently been cancelled, its presence excised from the station's website. In April 2008, WFXH-FM debutedYou Heard It First, a new show heard weeknights at 11 pm that features only new rock, as part of what the station calls "New Rock Nights". Rock 106.1 also recently began streaming the station online at their website.
Rock 106.1 was also home toLex and Terry who have dominated morning drive for a number of years. In September 2006, Rock 106.1 moved its main studios from Hilton Head Island to Savannah. The station (along with sister stations103.1 the Drive andLucky Dog Country 106.9) have studios and sales offices in both Savannah and Hilton Head; the only cluster in the market with this capability. The station'sbroadcasttransmitter is nearBluffton, South Carolina.
The station's program director is former Operating Manager for Independence Media inPeoria and formerWWCT Program Director Gabe Reynolds.
Among WFXH-FM former staffers are Dustin Matthews (formerly with AlternativeWFNX/Boston, now the Program Director atKTLK-FM (104.9 The Patriot)/St. Louis, as well as Director/Alternative Rock Programming foriHeartMedia’s St. Louis region and also PD of sister AlternativeKDXA (ALT 106.3)/Des Moines.), Leslie Scott (who went fromAdult Album AlternativeKBXR/Columbia, Missouri toAdult Album AlternativeKMTT/Seattle in February 2012) and Lexie Kaye (recently withClassic HitsWSRV/Atlanta).
2014 saw WFXH-FM take the ratings lead among Rock stations fromWIXV-FM I95 95.5FM.[2]
The station originally signed on in 1973 as WHHR-FM on 106.3, playingbeautiful music as "WHHR Easy 106 FM". WHHR-FM moved to 106.1 and upgraded from a class A to a class C2 in 1990, which allowed full coverage of the Savannah area. By March 1991, the station flipped from WHHR-FM to WFXH-FM, a satellite-fedclassic rock station known as "Fox 106.1 - The Classic Rock Station".
On February 27, 2001, the station flipped to active rock as "Rock 106.1 - The Only Station That Really Rocks!" as a counterbalance to its sister station WWVV-FM 106.9 (nowWUBB), which at the time was playingmodern rock as "Wave 106.9 - Savannah's New Rock Alternative" and then as "Wave 106.9 - The New Music Alternative". In late 2002, the station rebranded as "Rock 106.1 - New Rock". A few months after this, the station returned to the active rock format.
In September 2008, the station was named Radio and Records Alternative Station of the Year for Markets 100+. (Savannah is radio market #157.)[citation needed]
As of2011, the station isactive rock (WFXH-FM was also moved to theMediabase &Nielsen BDSActive Rock panels) and began throwing inAerosmith,Black Sabbath &Judas Priest in the playlist. They have since removed a majority of the classic rock, minus a few titles.
In September 2017, Dick Broadcasting announced the purchase of Alpha Media stations in three markets.[3]
In 2018,Lex and Terry were replaced withTwo Guys Named Chris.[4] Their show was moved to sister station WRWN in 2021.
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