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| Broadcast area | Richland County Crawford County Morrow County |
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| Frequency | 107.7MHz |
| Branding | 107.7 The Breeze |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | March 30, 1990 (1990-03-30) |
Former call signs | WLMA (1988–89) WBZW (1989–2005) |
Call sign meaning | "Fox" spelled backwards, onetime WFXN simulcast |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33066 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,200 watts |
| HAAT | 119 meters (390 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°40′19.70″N82°18′15.00″W / 40.6721389°N 82.3041667°W /40.6721389; -82.3041667 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | thebreeze1077 |
WXXF (107.7FM) – branded107.7 The Breeze – is a commercialsoft adult contemporaryradio station licensed toLoudonville,Ohio. Owned byiHeartMedia, Inc., WXXF primarily serves the Mid-Ohio counties ofRichland,Crawford,Morrow,Holmes,Ashland, andWayne. The studios for WXXF are located inMansfield, while the station transmitter resides in Galion. Besides a standardanalog transmission, the station is available online viaiHeartRadio.
Formerly a full-powerrepeater ofGalion sister stationWFXN-FM, WXXFstunted withChristmas music in preparation for a new format to debut on December 26, 2019.[2]
WXXF-FM began as WBZW in March 1990.[3]
After a failed attempt to win the construction permit forWKLM inMillersburg, Esther Martin of Apple Creek won the 107.7Loudonville frequency as Holmes Radio. In 1991, WBZW Loudonville signed on airing a Smooth Jazz and Adult Contemporary format targeting Wooster and competing against Dix Communications ownedWQKT. The station became Charter Communications under the direction of Martin's son Donald after serving as General Manager of several Washington DC area radio stations. Studios were located at 127 North Water Street in downtown Loudonville.
In December 1994, the station was sold to K-Country Communications with Mark Bohach for $384,000 who changed the format to simulcast new sister radio station 98.3 WMAN-FM and moved studios to 115 South Water Street in Loudonville. In 1998 Bohach sold both stations to Dean Stampfli's Ashland Broadcasting for $1.15 Million. Ashland Broadcasting ownedWNCO (AM) andWNCO-FM inAshland, and would eventually become the largest broadcast owner in the state of Ohio prior to its sale to iHeartMedia, Inc. in 2000 for $32 million. In 2001, the Loudonville and Fredericktown stations becameTop 40-formatted "KISS-FM Mid-Ohio", while sisterWYHT shifted toHot adult contemporary. The format lasted nearly five years before becomingclassic rock as "107.7 The Fox", trimulcasting with now sisterWFXN-FM.
On November 6, 2019, WXXF split from the simulcast with WFXN-FM and began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 107.7".[2] On December 26, WXXF flipped to a soft adult contemporary format, branded as "107.7 The Breeze".[4]