WCFX
Encyclopedia
WCFX is an FM radio station broadcasting at 6,000 watts in Clare, Michigan
. The station primarily serves Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the home of Central Michigan University
, with an Top 40 (CHR)
format as "Today's Best Music, 95-3 CFX." The station has operated with its current calls and format since 1980.
What is now WCFX was originally WCRM-FM, co-owned with the now-defunct WCRM
-AM 990 (the calls stood for Crossroads of Michigan, referring to the station's being located near the geographic center of the state). It became WRNN-FM on June 6, 1979. Later that year, both AM 990 and 95.3 FM went off the air. In 1980 the silent 95.3 FM was purchased by legendary Detroit broadcaster Paul Christy
and returned to the air with Top 40 programming in November of that year as WCFX, originally known as "Foxy 95."
Christy obtained the call letter of the station he had previously consulted in Detroit, WABX (now WYCD
), and parked the WABX calls on the former WCRM AM 990. During the AM station's hours of operation, it was simulcast with WCFX, and the stations were legally identified as "WCFX-FM and WABX-AM". WABX-AM ceased operation in 1988, and its license and frequency allocation were forfeited to the FCC.
In August 2003, Grenax Broadcasting purchased the property for $2.875 million. Previous to that, the station had been owned by Jackson Radio Works
, owners of WKHM (AM)
, WKHM-FM
, and WIBM
radio in Jackson, Michigan
.
Clare, Michigan
Clare is a city in Clare and Isabella counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located primarily in Clare County, the city had a population of 3,173 at the 2000 census....
. The station primarily serves Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the home of Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...
, with an Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format as "Today's Best Music, 95-3 CFX." The station has operated with its current calls and format since 1980.
What is now WCFX was originally WCRM-FM, co-owned with the now-defunct WCRM
WCRM
WCRM is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Religious format. Licensed to Fort Myers, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Manna Christian Missions, Inc....
-AM 990 (the calls stood for Crossroads of Michigan, referring to the station's being located near the geographic center of the state). It became WRNN-FM on June 6, 1979. Later that year, both AM 990 and 95.3 FM went off the air. In 1980 the silent 95.3 FM was purchased by legendary Detroit broadcaster Paul Christy
Paul Christy
Paul Christy is a former professional wrestler known mainly for his work in the National Wrestling Alliance and International Championship Wrestling as well as a very short stint in the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-'80s...
and returned to the air with Top 40 programming in November of that year as WCFX, originally known as "Foxy 95."
Christy obtained the call letter of the station he had previously consulted in Detroit, WABX (now WYCD
WYCD
WYCD is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is the only country music station in the Detroit area. WYCD's offices and studios are located on Woodward Heights . near Interstate 75 in Ferndale, Michigan...
), and parked the WABX calls on the former WCRM AM 990. During the AM station's hours of operation, it was simulcast with WCFX, and the stations were legally identified as "WCFX-FM and WABX-AM". WABX-AM ceased operation in 1988, and its license and frequency allocation were forfeited to the FCC.
In August 2003, Grenax Broadcasting purchased the property for $2.875 million. Previous to that, the station had been owned by Jackson Radio Works
Jackson Radio Works
Jackson Radio Works is a radio broadcasting network in Jackson and Brooklyn, Michigan. In 2004–2005, one of its stations, WKHM, won the award of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters "station of the year".- List of stations :...
, owners of WKHM (AM)
WKHM (AM)
WKHM is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk format. Licensed to Jackson, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1951 and offered a full-service format of MOR/adult contemporary music, news, talk and sports for years before evolving to the current news/talk format....
, WKHM-FM
WKHM-FM
WKHM-FM is a Top 40 FM radio station located in Brooklyn, Michigan serving the Jackson area.-History:The WKHM callsign has a long Jackson tradition and is based on the names of the original owners of WKHM AM...
, and WIBM
WIBM
WIBM is an ESPN Radio branded Sports Talk station in Jackson, Michigan. The station broadcasts at 1450 kHz on the AM dial. Jackson Radio Works owns the station along with news/talk WKHM-AM 970 and hot AC WKHM-FM "K105.3"....
radio in Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
.