WABX

Broadcast areaEvansville, IndianaFrequency107.5 MHzBrandingWABX 107.5ProgrammingFormatClassic rockOwnershipOwnerWIKY-FM, WLYD, WSTOHistory1997Technical informationFacility ID61055ClassAERP2,000 wattsHAAT171 meters (561 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewabx.net

WABX is a radio station in Evansville, Indiana, owned by Duey Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc. The station, which broadcasts at 107.5 FM, has aired a classic rock format since 1997.

Former WABX

From 1960 to 1984, WABX ("The station that glows in the dark") was the call sign of a widely influential freeform/progressive rock radio station in Detroit, Michigan. In 1985, WABX's former consultant, Paul Christy, purchased WCFX/95.3 in Clare, Michigan, and subsequently parked the WABX calls on WCFX's sister station, 990 AM. WABX/990 ceased operations in 1988. The current 107.5 WABX logo is substantially similar to the Detroit WABX logo used during that station's 1970s' heyday. The former Detroit WABX now broadcasts a country format as WYCD.

Sale to Midwest Communications

It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications will purchase 9 of the 10 stations owned by South Central Communications. (This includes the Evansville Cluster which include WABX along with sister stations WIKY-FM, WLFW & WSTO.) With this purchase, Midwest Communications will expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville.^[1] The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.^[2]

References

External links

• Official Website
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› WABX in the FCC FM station database
• WABX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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