WFXD

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WFXD
Broadcast area Marquette, Michigan
Frequency 103.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingCountry 103-FXD
Programming
Format Country
Subchannels HD1: WFXD analog
HD2: Fox Sports Marquette (Sports)
HD3: GTO (Oldies)
HD4: 106.1 The Sound (Soft oldies)
Ownership
Owner
  • mediaBrew Communications
  • (mediaBrew Communications Marquette LLC)
WRUP, WKQS-FM
History
First air date
April 6, 1974 (as WUUN at 100.1)
Former call signs
WRUP (6/17/85-9/1/90)
WUPB (6/17/85) [never used]
WUUN (4/6/1974-6/17/85)
Former frequencies
100.1 MHz (1970s-1985)
Call sign meaning
FoX 103 (previous format)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 70392
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 286 meters
Translator(s) HD3: 97.5 W248BU (Ishpeming)
HD2: 99.9 W260AG (Ishpeming)
HD2: 105.1 W286BC (Marquette)
HD4: 106.1 W291CJ (Marquette)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD4)
Website wfxd.com
foxsportsmarquette.com (HD2)
gto.fm (HD3)
1061thesound.com (HD4)

WFXD (103.3 FM, 103-FXD) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format in Marquette, Michigan.

Contents

History

The station began broadcasting in 1974 at 100.1 FM as WUUN, a live-assist Top 40/adult contemporary music station known as "Stereo 100". In 1985, the station moved to its current 103.3 frequency and became WRUP "U.P. 103", programming a CHR format. The station's slogan and calls meant "We're UP on the U.P.!" [2]

WRUP changed in 1990 to the WFXD calls and a satellite-fed oldies format, which continued for almost a decade until the station went country. Originally the station used the on-air identifier "B103" under its country format, even though it never changed its calls from WFXD; it later identified as FOX 103, WFXD. In the summer of 2010, the station dropped all satellite-fed portions of its format and rebranded as "The Country Extreme." On Monday, January 30, 2012 the station launched a brand new and improved playlist. The playlist includes the biggest hits in country from the 80's, 90's, and today. Eric Scott (Eric Tasson) is the program director/music director for WFXD, and serves as the stations morning show host. The station is currently a currents-based station.

As of March 2013, the station has dropped the "Country Extreme" slogan and now goes by "103 FXD."

On-Air

Shows include:

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		Transmitter coordinatesRebroadcasts
W260AG [3] 99.9 Ishpeming, Michigan 20617 D250145 m (476 ft) 46°18′27″N87°18′32″W / 46.30750°N 87.30889°W / 46.30750; -87.30889 (W260AG) WFXD-HD2 [a]
W248BU [4] 97.5 Ishpeming, Michigan 139261 D250320 m (1,050 ft) 46°18′27″N87°18′32″W / 46.30750°N 87.30889°W / 46.30750; -87.30889 (W248BU) WFXD-HD3 [b]
W286BC [5] 105.1 Marquette, Michigan 139246 D250320.3 m (1,051 ft) 46°36′14″N87°37′15″W / 46.60389°N 87.62083°W / 46.60389; -87.62083 (W286BC) WFXD-HD2 [a]
W291CJ [6] 106.1 Marquette, Michigan 20620 D250265 m (869 ft) 46°36′14″N87°37′15″W / 46.60389°N 87.62083°W / 46.60389; -87.62083 (W291CJ) WFXD-HD4 [c]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Broadcasts a Sports format, Fox Sports Marquette.
  2. ↑ Broadcasts an Oldies format, 97.5 GTO.
  3. ↑ broadcasts a Soft Oldies format, 106.1 The Sound.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFXD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Hot Tips". Angelfire . Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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