- WWFX
Infobox Radio station
name = WWFX
city =Worcester, Massachusetts
area =
branding = "The Pike 100 FM"
slogan = "Worcester's Classic Hits"
airdate =
frequency = 100.1 MHz
format =Classic Hits
power =
erp = 2,850watt s
haat = 146 meters
class = A
facility_id = 18310
callsign_meaning = Worcester's FoX (Former station branding)
former_callsigns =
owner =Citadel Broadcasting
sister_stations =WORC-FM ,WXLO
webcast = [http://www.worcesterpike.com/article.asp?id=545436 Listen Live]
website = [http://www.worcesterpike.com/ www.worcesterpike.com]
affiliations =New England Patriots (NFL)WWFX is a
radio station branded as "100 FM The Pike" serving the Worcester vicinity withclassic hits songs from the 1960s to the 1980s. It broadcasts on FM frequency 100.1 MHz and is under ownership ofCitadel Broadcasting .The station signed on as WESO-FM, sister station to
WESO . In 1979, the station's call letters changed to WQVR, and before long it had become country station "Q100". In February 1999, the station changed format toclassic rock , taking on the call letters WWFX. The station became an affiliate of the syndicated The Bob & Tom Show and changed its name to "100.1 The Fox". That December, the station was sold to Citadel Broadcasting for $14.25 million.In January 2003, the station ditched Bob & Tom and took on an
active rock format while keeping the name "The Fox" but identifying as "Worcester's Rock Station." That would be short lived, as in November 2004 the station changed format to classic hits, retaining the WWFX call letters but changing its name to "100 FM The Pike" and ditching its airstaff for a jockless approach.WWFX also broadcasts the
New England Patriots NFL football games.External links
* [http://www.worcesterpike.com/ WWFX official website]
*FMQ|WWFX
*FML|WWFX
*FMARB|WWFX
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