WGVX
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| City |
WGVX: Lakeville, Minnesota WRXP: Cambridge, Minnesota WWWM-FM: Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
| Branding | 105 The Vibe |
| Frequency |
WGVX: 105.1 MHz WRXP: 105.3 MHz WWWM-FM: 105.7 MHz |
| First air date |
WGVX: 1992 WRXP: 1973 WWWM-FM: 1993 |
| Format | Classic hip hop |
| ERP |
WGVX: 2,600 watts WRXP: 25,000 watts WWWM-FM: 950 watts |
| HAAT |
WGVX: 152 m (499 ft) WRXP: 91 m (299 ft) WWWM-FM: 254 m (833 ft) |
| Class |
WGVX: A WRXP: C3 WWWM-FM: A |
| Facility ID |
WGVX: 61379 WRXP: 54838 WWWM-FM: 61541 |
| Callsign meaning |
V105: "GrooVe of the Twin cities" (used with previous format) W Rock EXPerience (an allusion to the former New York rock station) |
| Former callsigns |
WGVX: KZPZ (1990–1993) WTCX (1993–1994) KREV (1994–1997) KXXP (5/1997–10/1997) KZNR (1997–2001) WRXP: KABG (1973–1983) KXLV-FM (1983–1991) WLOL (1991–1994) WREV-FM (1994–1997) KXXU (5/1997–10/1997) KZNT (1997–2001) WGVY (2001–2012) WNSH (11/2012–1/2013) WWWM-FM: KOUO (1992–1993) KCFE (1993–1997) KXXR (5/1997–10/1997) KZNZ (1997–2001) WGVZ (2001-2016) |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Radio License Holdings LLC) |
| Sister stations | KQRS-FM, KXXR |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | 105thevibe.com |
WGVX, WRXP and WWWM-FM are three separate radio stations that make up a trimulcast serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, and an area of central Minnesota to the north. The three stations are now owned by Cumulus Media, along with sister stations KQRS-FM and KXXR. As of August 14, 2015, the three stations are broadcasting a classic hip hop format, with the moniker "105 The Vibe". Its studios are in Southeast Minneapolis in the Como district. WGVX's transmitter is located southeast of Apple Valley, while WRXP's transmitter is located in Cambridge, and WWWM-FM's transmitter is located atop the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis.
In its most notable incarnation, the 105 signals broadcast under the moniker REV105 from 1994 to 1997. After being purchased by ABC Radio in 1997, the stations went through several transformations.
On August 14, 2015, at 3 PM, the 105 frequencies flipped to classic hip hop as 105 The Vibe, which joins K273BH/KTCZ-HD3 in the format. At the time of the launch, the Twin Cities market did not have a single commercial Urban, Urban AC or Rhythmic CHR formatted station (in fact, the only station that came close to the Urban/Rhythmic format was non-commercial KMOJ). That all changed on January 5, 2016, when KNOF flipped to Rhythmic Top 40 after a six-year absence when KTTB flipped to Mainstream Top 40 in 2010.
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