WJQX
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| City | Helena, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/Central Alabama |
| Branding | JOX 2: ESPN 100.5 |
| Frequency | 100.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1991 (as WLXY at 100.7) |
| Format | Sports |
| ERP | 69,000 watts |
| HAAT | 309.1 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 70914 |
| Callsign meaning | sister station to WJOX-FM |
| Former callsigns | WLXY (1991-2003) WANZ (2003-2005) WRAX (2005-2006) WJOX (2006-2008) WWMM (2008-2010) WAPI-FM (2010-2013) |
| Former frequencies | 100.7 MHz (1991-1993) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WAPI, WJOX, WJOX-FM, WUHT, WZRR |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | jox2fm.com |
WJQX (100.5 FM, "JOX 2: ESPN 100.5") is a sports radio station licensed to Birmingham suburb of Helena, Alabama, which serves Birmingham and central Alabama. It is one of the Birmingham affiliates for the Auburn Sports Network. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. The station was assigned the WJQX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 1, 2013. This was the second station serving the Birmingham market to have held the WAPI-FM call sign. From 1958 until 1994, the station currently known as WJOX-FM was known as WAPI-FM. The station has studios in Homewood and its transmitter is in West Blocton, Alabama.
The forerunner of WJQX signed on at 105.9 FM in the summer of 1993 as WWIV, licensed to Trussville, a suburb east of Birmingham. Originally, WWIV was a simulcast of WYDE, which at the time was a talk radio station. After a few months, WWIV became WWBR and was known on the air as “105-9 the Bear”. WWBR was an album rock/active rock station. While the format of the station was relatively well received by its listeners, a weak broadcast signal (3 Kw) and less than ideal transmission tower location on Birmingham’s eastern side hampered its ratings success.
In 1996, the format of WWBR was changed to alternative music, the call letters were changed to WRAX, and the on-air name of the station was changed to “106 the X”. In 1998, WRAX swapped dial positions with newly acquired sister station WENN-FM, the former leading urban contemporary music station in Birmingham, and became known on the air as “107-7 the X”. The acquisition of WANZ by Citadel Broadcasting caused WRAX to change dial positions once again, and in March 2005, WRAX moved again. Its on-air name was changed to “The X @ 100.5”. During its time on the air as "107.7 the X", the station released seven charity albums featuring live performances under the name Live in the X Lounge which benefited United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham.
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