WNSX is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a Soft Classic Rock format. Licensed to Winter Harbor, Maine

Winter Harbor, Maine

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, the station serves the Downeast Maine

Down East

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 area. WNSX is now owned by Stony Creek Broadcasting, LLC. WNSX's format

Radio format

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 is a musical mix including the Beatles

The Beatles

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, Crosby Stills & Nash, Billy Joel

Billy Joel

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, and Elton John

Elton John

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. The station's signal serves Washington

Washington County, Maine

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 and Hancock

Hancock County, Maine

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 counties.

History

The station originally went on the air as WAKN on September 8, 1995. On April 4, 2000 the station changed its call sign to the current WNSX. Shortly after changing call letters, the station signed on, simulcasting then sister station WMDI, which is now WBQI, and part of the W-BACH

W-BACH

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 classical network. In late 2000 the station was bought by Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications

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 and began simulcasting sister station WFZX

WFZX

WKVV and WKVZ are radio stations licensed to Searsport and Dexter, Maine USA, the stations serve the Bangor area. The stations are currently owned by the Educational Media Foundation...

 before carrying Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio

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for several years before returning to a simulcast of WFZX. In 2005 the station was sold to Stony Creek Broadcasting (Mark L. Osborne, managing member ), and adopted its current format http://www.rbr.com/epaper/issue111-05-lmv.html.

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