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WWKX

WWKX

Woonsocket, Rhode Island United States
Broadcast area	Blackstone Valley
Frequency	106.3 MHz
Branding	HOT 106
Programming
Format	Rhythmic contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	WEAN-FM WPRO WPRO-FM WPRV WWLI
History
First air date	June 26, 1949 (as WWON-FM at 105.5)
Former call signs	WWON-FM (1949–1986) WNCK (1986–1988)
Former frequencies	105.5 MHz (1949–1958)
Call sign meaning	"Kicks" (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65198
Class	A
ERP	1,150 watts
HAAT	158 meters (518 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	hot1063.com

WWKX (106.3 FM, "Hot 106") is a rhythmic contemporary radio stationinWoonsocket, Rhode Island, serving the Blackstone Valley and much of the Providence metropolitan area. The Cumulus Media outlet operates with an ERP of 1.15 kW and is licensed to Woonsocket. The station's studios are located in East Providence and the transmitter site is in Cumberland.

History[edit]

The current WWKX signed on June 26, 1949, as WWON-FM on 105.5 FM as the sister station to WWON (now WOON). In 1950, WWON-FM operated with 390 watts. WWON-FM changed frequencies to the current 106.3 by summer 1958. In the 1970s, the station played oldies, and in 1986 became WNCK. In 1988, it flipped to urban contemporary as WWKX "Kicks 106" (later "Kix 106"), before it shifted to rhythmic contemporary as "The Rhythm of Southern New England" in November 1990; the format scored high ratings in the 18-34 demographic from 1995 to 1997.^[2] By February 1998, the station adopted its current moniker and tweaked its playlist towards a pure R&B/Hip-Hop flavor.^[3]

WWKX was the only rhythmic top 40 in the United States to air Howard Stern from 1997 to January 5, 2005, when parent company Citadel Broadcasting ceased airing the show in a dispute regarding Stern's mentioning of his upcoming move to Sirius Satellite Radio. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.^[4]

The call letters WWKX were assigned to 104.5 in Gallatin–Nashville, Tennessee, from 1978 to 1987. This station is now WGFX, also a Cumulus station.

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External links[edit]

• WWKX official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 65198 (WWKX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WWKXinNielsen Audio's FM station database
• List of FM stations in the U.S. in 1950 as listed in the 1950 Broadcasting Yearbook
• List of FM stations in the U.S. in the summer of 1958 as listed in the North American Radio TV Station Listings, by Vane A. Jones.

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