WMKX
| Broadcast area | Brookville, Pennsylvania / DuBois |
|---|---|
| Branding | Mega Rock |
| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| First air date | April 27, 1981 (at 95.9) |
| Format | Modern and classic rock |
| ERP | 16,000 watts |
| HAAT | 126 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 83524 |
| Former frequencies | 95.9 MHz (1981-1995) |
| Owner | Strattan Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | megarock.fm |
| Broadcast area | Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania / DuBois |
|---|---|
| Branding | Mega Rock |
| Frequency | 100.5 MHz |
| First air date | March 3, 1997 |
| Format | Modern and classic rock (WMKX simulcast) |
| ERP | 1,300 watts |
| HAAT | 203 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 15173 |
| Callsign meaning | JohNsonburG (city of license) |
| Owner | Strattan Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | megarock.fm |
WMKX is a classic/modern rock music formatted radio station for northwestern Pennsylvania, broadcasting at 105.5 FM. The station, owned and operated by Strattan Broadcasting, is licensed to Brookville, Pennsylvania, the seat of government for Jefferson County.
WJNG, licensed to Johnsonburg, is a full co-owned simulcast outlet of WMKX.
First issued a construction permit on June 6, 1980; WMKX first went on the air at the frequency of 95.9 in 1981, and became the second FM station in Jefferson County, as WPXZ, 15 miles southeast in Punxsutawney had been the first eight years before.
WMKX was founded by Stephen S. Strattan and Joseph Donald Powers, adopting the moniker "Magic 96". It went on the air with a mostly automated format of adult contemporary music, which it would maintain until the late 1990s. Studios and offices were first located at 205 Main Street in downtown Brookville.
In 1984, Jim Farley took over company president duties from Stephen Strattan.
In the mid-90's, another frequency of 103.3 was assigned to Brookville through the efforts of WPXZ licensee Renda Broadcasting, which had been looking to gain a foothold in the county seat. In order for the new station to go on the air, a series of channel shuffling would have to take place to accommodate the new frequency. The shuffling would enable WMKX to take WPXZ's frequency of 105.5 as its own, and with the move of that frequency northwest, it also enabled WMKX to petition the FCC for an effective radiated power increase from 3,000 to 25,000 watts (something that wasn't possible at 95.9 due to the presence of an FM station on 95.9 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, now WAKZ), thus taking the station from a local to more regional listenership base, allowing it to also serve the communities of Clarion and DuBois. With the right conditions, WMKX can be heard as far west as Butler, Pennsylvania.
At around this same time, Strattan Broadcasting also applied for an FCC 'drop-in' frequency at 100.5 north of Brookville in Johnsonburg, Elk County. The 3,000 watt license was granted to Strattan Broadcasting, and after its construction, the station underwent a format change from adult contemporary to its current format. The station is live for the morning show until 1PM then it utilizes Dial Global's Classic Rock feed.
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