WXKE
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| City | Churubusco, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Branding | 96-3 XKE |
| Slogan | Fort Wayne's Classic Rock |
| Frequency | 96.3 MHz |
| First air date | April 1994 (as WKQM) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 6,700 watts |
| HAAT | 169 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 22287 |
| Former callsigns | WKQM (1991-1995) WEJE (1995-2001) WWWD (2001-2002) WHTD (2/2002-7/2002) WNHT (2002-2014) |
| Owner | Adams Radio Group, LLC (Adams Radio of Fort Wayne, LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 963xke.com |
WXKE (96-3 XKE) is an FM radio station licensed to Churubusco, Indiana and serving the nearby Fort Wayne, Indiana area. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 96.3 MHz and airs a classic rock format.
96.3 FM began operations as WKQM in April 1994, featuring an easy listening/adult standards music format. In September 1995, WKQM changed its format to modern rock and adopted the moniker "The Edge," with new calls WEJE. "The Edge" was consulted by noted rock radio consultant Fred Jacobs, but after Jacobs Media and WEJE parted ways in January 1998, WEJE rebranded as "Extreme 96.3."
In March 2001, the "Extreme" format and WEJE calls moved to new sign-on 102.3 FM in Auburn, Indiana (now WGBJ), and on March 12, 2001, 96.3 debuted a new country music format as WWWD, originally tagged "Big Red Country" but then changed to "Red Hot Country" after Artistic Media Partners notified 96.3's then-owner, Frank Kovas, that the name "Big Red Country" was already service-marked for their station in Ellettsville.
On March 1, 2002, following Kovas' sale of his stations to Travis Broadcasting Corporation the previous December, "Red Hot Country" was blown up in favor of WHTD "Hits 96," a CHR/Pop station. On April 5, 2004, after stunting with "Wild Thing" by Tone Loc for a day, 96.3 flipped to an urban-leaning Rhythmic CHR format, branded as "Wild 96.3", and changed call letters to WNHT. The station was purchased by Summit City Radio Group in July 2004.
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