WQXA-FM
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| City | York, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | South Central Pennsylvania |
| Branding | 105.7 The X |
| Slogan | Everything That Rocks |
| Frequency | 105.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1948 |
| Format | Mainstream Rock |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 215 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 52169 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°59′56.35″N 76°41′41.88″W / 39.9989861°N 76.6949667°W |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WHGB, WZCY-FM, WNNK-FM, WWKL |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1057thex.com |
WQXA-FM (105.7 The X) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve York, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a mainstream rock format. Studios are located at 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 130, Harrisburg, PA, and the station's broadcast tower is located near York at (39°59′56.00″N 76°41′42.00″W / 39.9988889°N 76.6950000°W).
The station was formerly known as "Q106" in the 1980s. In the early 1990s the station's branding changed to "Hot 105.7" along with a format change to dance music. In 1995, the format changed from Top 40 to active rock with a branding change to "105.7 The Edge". Later the format changed to modern rock with a branding change to "105.7 The X".
In 2011, the United States Department of Justice approved the purchase of Citadel Broadcasting by Cumulus. Prior to the merger, WQXA-FM was owned by Citadel Broadcasting.
WQXA-FM is short-spaced to WJZ-FM "105.7 The Fan" (licensed to serve Catonsville, Maryland) as they both operate on 105.7 MHz and are only about 55 miles apart. The minimum distance between two co-channel Class B FM radio stations according to current FCC rules is 150 miles.
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