Infobox Radio station
name = WCNX
city = Hope Valley, Rhode Island
area = Southern Rhode Island & the New London, Connecticut radio market
branding = "News Radio 1180"
slogan =
airdate = October 5th 1985
frequency = 1180 kHz
format = News/Talk
power = 1,800 watts (day)
1,000 watts (critical hours)
class = D
facility_id = 3068
coordinates = coord|41|31|36|N|71|44|35|W
callsign_meaning = Westerly's Center for News (abbreviated "NX")
former_callsigns = WJJF
owner = Judson Group, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = WCRI
webcast =
website = http://www.1180wcnx.com/
affiliations = CNN Headline News
WCNX (1180 AM, "News Radio 1180") is a radio station licensed to serve Hope Valley, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Judson Group, Inc. It airs a News/Talk format.
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since July 1, 2004.[cite web |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=3068&Callsign=WCNX] ]WJJF
For the first 18+ years of its life, WCNX was WJJF, a country music station. It was started by John J. Fuller, now owner of Red Wolf Broadcasting. The "JJF" in the call reflected Fuller's initials. WJJF's studio & transmitter were located on the Fuller Farm at 26 Woody Hill Road in Hope Valley. The transmitter still exists there.
References
Providence Journal Almanac (1996)
External links
* [http://www.1180wcnx.com/ WCNX official website]
* [http://audio.bostonradio.org/w-callsign.html] -scroll down to WJJF to hear a 1995 legal ID.
* [http://gallery.bostonradio.org/2004-05/ri3/100-01864-lrg.html A picture of the old studios in Westerly taken on May 29th 2004]
* [http://gallery.bostonradio.org/2004-05/ri2/100-01832-lrg.html The WJJF/WCNX transmitter site & former studios as photographed on May 15th 2004]
*AMQ|WCNX
*AML|WCNX
*AMARB|WCNX
