WFRX

For the reporting mark WFRX, see Wells Fargo Rail. For the West Frankfort, Illinois radio station that held the call sign WFRX-FM at 97.7 FM from 1979 to 1996, see WHET.

WFRX

West Frankfort, Illinois
Broadcast area	Herrin, Illinois Marion, Illinois Benton, Illinois
Frequency	1300 kHz
Branding	95.5 The Fan
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner	Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC)
History
First air date	1951
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53979
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 60 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	37°53′04″N88°55′44″W / 37.88444°N 88.92889°W / 37.88444; -88.92889
Translator	95.5 W238CQ (Marion)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	955thefan.com

WFRX (1300 AM) is a radio station licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. The station airs a sports format, and is owned by Withers Broadcasting, through Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC. ^[2] One of the first radio stations in the United States to play a Beatles record on air, and the first to air a live interview with a Beatle, George Harrison, late September 1963.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WFRX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "WFRX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed November 21, 2013

External links

• WFRX's website
• Facility details for Facility ID 53979 (WFRX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WFRX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 148058 (W238CQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W238CQ at FCCdata.org