| Broadcast area | Louisville metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 93.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Real 93.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream urban HD2:70s music (iHeart70s) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAMZ,WHAS,WKJK,WKRD,WSDF,WNRW,WQMF | |
| History | |
First air date | September 8,1998 (as WQSH) |
Former call signs | WQSH (1998–99) WYBL (1999–2003) WJZL (2003–05) |
Call sign meaning | WTheFoX (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37753 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,100watts |
| HAAT | 114 meters (374 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°17′2.00″N85°54′17.00″W / 38.2838889°N 85.9047222°W /38.2838889; -85.9047222 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live HD2:Listen Live |
| Website | real931.iheart.com |
WTFX-FM (93.1MHz, "Real 93.1") is a commercialmainstream urbanradio station licensed toClarksville, Indiana, serving theLouisville metropolitan area. Owned byiHeartMedia, WTFX has studios located inLouisville, while the station transmitter resides inNew Albany, Indiana.
Besides a standardanalog transmission, WTFX-FM broadcasts over twoHD Radio channels,[2] and is available online viaiHeartRadio.
93.1 FM signed on in October 1998, first with a loop of songs from "Schoolhouse Rock", and then, on October 12, officially signed on with aModern AC format as "She 93.1" with theWQSH call letters.[3] In September 1999, "She" moved to98.9 FM, with 93.1 flipping tocountry as "The Bull",WYBL.[4] In May 2003, WYBL flipped tosmooth jazz asWJZL.[5] In September 2005, 93.1 FM became the home ofactive rock-formattedWTFX, as their former frequency (100.5 FM) flipped toadult hits as "Louie FM."[6]
WTFX served as the local affiliate forRover's Morning Glory,Skratch 'N Sniff, andThe Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx.[7][8][9]
On May 11, 2016, at 10 a.m., following Rover's Morning Glory, WTFX began stunting with a looped message redirecting listeners to sister stationWQMF, which adopted some of WTFX's music and airstaff. The "Fox" active rock format moved to WQMF-HD2. At 5 p.m. that day, WTFX flipped to urban, branded as "93.1 The Beat", launching with 10,000 songs in a row. The first song on "The Beat" was "IDFWU" byBig Sean, followed by "Exchange" by Louisville nativeBryson Tiller. The station will become the Louisville affiliate forThe Breakfast Club.[10][11][12]
On March 16, 2018, WTFX rebranded as "Real 93.1".[13]