WISX
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| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Philadelphia (Delaware Valley) |
| Branding | Mix 106.1 |
| Slogan | Amazing Variety from the 80s, 90s and Now! |
| Frequency | 106.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | See table below |
| First air date | November 11, 1959 (as WQAL) |
| Format | Analog/HD1: Hot AC HD2: Smooth Jazz (WDAS simulcast) |
| ERP | 22,500 watts (analog) 895 watts (digital) |
| HAAT | 226 meters (741 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 53973 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°04′58.00″N 75°10′54.00″W / 40.0827778°N 75.1816667°W (NAD27) |
| Former callsigns | WQAL (1959-1970) WWSH (1970-1984) WZGO (1984-5/19/1986) WTRK (5/19/1986-3/13/1987) WEGX (3/13/1987-3/12/1993) WJJZ (3/12/1993-8/10/2006) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.) |
| Sister stations | WDAS (AM), WDAS-FM, WIOQ, WRFF, WUSL |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | mixphiladelphia.iheart.com |
WISX (106.1 MHz "Mix 106.1") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, through licensee AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C., and airs a hot adult contemporary (Hot AC) format. Studios are located in Bala Cynwyd and the station's broadcast tower is in Wyndmoor.
WISX uses HD Radio, and simulcasts the Smooth Jazz programming of sister station WDAS on its HD2 subchannel.
WISX programming is simulcast on translator W281BI at 104.1 MHz in Trenton, New Jersey.
The station signed on for the first time at 5 p.m. on November 11, 1959 as WQAL. It was owned by George Voron, whose company provided businesses with "piped-in music". The first song was "The Star-Spangled Banner" as performed by Henry Mancini and the Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra. The first voice broadcast was that of Dave Custis, who was in charge of the station's format. The first song other than the National Anthem was "The Carousel Waltz" by Percy Faith. The station employed an easy listening format playing mostly instrumental versions of popular songs (Mantovani, Lawrence Welk, 101 Strings, Chet Atkins, Richard Clayderman) with an occasional vocalist (Frank Sinatra, the Carpenters, Nat King Cole, Barbra Streisand). The station was sold to United Artists in 1970. The call letters then became WWSH and its brand, "Wish 106." (The WQAL call letters are now used by another station, the Hot AC-formatted "Q104" in Cleveland, Ohio.
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