WAXB
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| City | Ridgefield, Connecticut |
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| Broadcast area | Danbury, Connecticut |
| Branding | B94.5 |
| Slogan | More Music. More Fun! |
| Frequency | 850 kHz |
| Translator(s) | W233CF (94.5, Danbury) |
| First air date | March 15, 1985 (as WREF) |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Power | 2,500 watts daytime only 99 watts (translator) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 66327 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°17′27″N 73°29′16″W / 41.29083°N 73.48778°W |
| Former callsigns | WVFR (?-1985) WREE (1985) WREF (1985-2011) |
| Owner | The Berkshire Broadcasting Corp. |
| Sister stations | WLAD, WDAQ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | b945fm.com |
WAXB (850 AM, "B94.5") is a radio station licensed to Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States, one of three area stations owned by The Berkshire Broadcasting Corporation. The others are News/Talk 800 AM WLAD and Hot Adult Contemporary 98Q/98.3 FM WDAQ. WAXB airs a classic hits radio format for the Danbury region of Connecticut. The station uses the identification "B94.5," which is the dial position of its FM translator 94.5 W233CF.
Because 850 AM is a clear channel frequency, WAXB must sign-off at night to avoid interfering with higher class stations on that frequency. But listeners in and near Danbury can hear the programming 24 hours a day via the 94.5 FM translator.
The Federal Communications Commission assigned the call letters WREF to the frequency on January 18, 1984. WREF began broadcasting on March 15, 1985, programming an adult standards format from sign-on through its sale to Berkshire in 1996 when the new owners switched the format to oldies.
In late March 2004, WREF became the first station to air Scott Shannon's "True Oldies Channel." After a period of tweaking on WREF, Shannon put the format into nationwide radio syndication in July 2004.
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