WQXK
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| City | Salem, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Branding | K-105 |
| Slogan | "Continuous Country Favorites" & "Your Hometown Station" |
| Frequency | 105.1 (MHz) |
| First air date | January 1950 (as WFMJ-FM) November 25, 1958 (as WSOM-FM) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 88,000 watts |
| HAAT | 136 meters |
| Class | B |
| Former callsigns | 1958–1980: WSOM-FM 1947–1954: WFMJ-FM |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| Website | k105country.com |
WQXK (105.1 FM, "K-105") is a commercial radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, serving the Mahoning Valley market broadcasting at 105.1 MHz with a country music format. It is one of eight radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Media with studios in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown.
The station was founded in 1947 as WFMJ-FM by William F. Maag, Jr. from whose initials the call letters were derived. Maag was also publisher of The Youngstown Vindicator, and owned WFMJ(AM), and WFMJ-TV. WFMJ-FM was issued a construction permit in 1947, but the station did not go on the air until January 1950. Only a few years later, WFMJ Broadcasting Company requested that the FCC cancel the WFMJ-FM license, which they agreed to do on January 5, 1954.
WSOM-FM, a new station in Salem, OH signed on the air on November 25, 1958. WSOM-FM was owned by Salem Broadcasting Company. WSOM-FM's call was changed to WQXK in January 1980, which was done shortly after Rust Communications Group purchased the station and sister station WSOM(AM) on December 13, 1979. This was the first of many ownership changes that occurred over the next several years.
WQXK has been nominated numerous times for CMA Small Market Radio Station of the Year. WQXK took home the prestigious award in November 2004.
The station broadcasts 88,000 watts, which exceeds the FCC's current maximum power output, but it is grandfathered from the power limitation by virtue of its being in operation before the limit was introduced. The transmitter is located between Salem and Leetonia, OH on St. Rt. 344, just outside the Salem city limits. The most powerful station in the region, it covers not only Youngstown but also the Akron/Canton, Cleveland, Erie, Pittsburgh, and Wheeling/Steubenville markets. Because of the station's strong signal, WQXK is the highest-rated station in the Youngstown market, often attracting out-of-market listeners. K105's signal can be picked up clearly in over 20 counties in 3 states (Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia). It is not out of the question for it to be picked up in eastern suburbs of Columbus, when weather conditions are in favor.
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