WFXN is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Moline, Illinois

Moline, Illinois

Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 45,792 in 2010. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities has a population of...

, whose format is sports radio

Sports radio

Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...

. The station originally signed on September 23, 1946 as WQUA. For many years during the 1950s-1970s, it played early rock n roll

Rock N Roll

-Personnel:*Ryan Adams - Bass, Composer, Costume Design, Guitar, Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Vocals, Vocals *Billie Joe Armstrong - Vocals *Melissa Auf der Maur - Vocals...

 music similar to KSTT-AM

KJOC

KJOC is a radio station licensed to Davenport, Iowa, and has an oldies format. The station's frequency is 1170 kHz, and broadcasts at a power of 1 kW...

, and introduced the area to personalities such as Spike O'Dell

Spike O'Dell

William O'Dell a native of East Moline, Illinois, is a former radio host for WGN Radio in Chicago, Illinois. He joined WGN in 1987 and hosted the afternoon show until 2000, when he took over for the late Bob Collins in the morning slot from 5 to 9 a.m. During the time O'Dell held that slot, his...

, Paula Sands and Jim Albracht. It later went through various format changes. In 1983, the station became WMRZ playing '50s and '60s music, and by 1990, it had the call letters WLLR-AM and simulcasted the Country

Country music

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 format of WLLR-FM. In 2003, it became WFXN, changing its format to sports. AM 1230 broadcasts at a power of 1 kW with transmitter located on 7th Street in Moline between 30th and 32nd Avenues.

WFXN is owned by Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications

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, with studios located at 3535 East Kimberly Road in Davenport, Iowa

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...

. Other stations located in the same complex are KMXG

KMXG

KMXG is a radio station licensed to Clinton, Iowa, whose format is adult contemporary. The station broadcasts at a power of 100 kW. Its transmitter is located on 225th Street in rural LeClaire in Scott County....

, KUUL-FM

KUUL

KUUL is a radio station licensed to East Moline, Illinois, whose format is oldies. The station's frequency is 101.3 MHz, and broadcasts at a power of 50 kW. Its transmitter is located in Port Byron, Illinois....

, WLLR-FM

WLLR-FM

WLLR-FM is a radio station licensed to Davenport, Iowa, whose format is modern country music. The station's frequency is 103.7 MHz, and broadcasts at a power of 100 kW....

, KCQQ-FM

KCQQ

KCQQ is an FM radio station licensed to Davenport, Iowa with a classic rock format. The station's frequency is 106.5 MHz, and broadcasts at a power of 100 kW, with transmitter located in rural LeClaire in Scott County....

 and WOC.