WXZX
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| City | Hilliard, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Columbus metro area |
| Branding | Sports Radio 105.7 The Zone |
| Slogan | Columbus' New Destination For Sports |
| Frequency | 105.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1990 (as WNRJ) |
| Format |
Sports talk HD2: Rock music |
| ERP | 2,400 watts |
| HAAT | 159 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 64716 |
| Former callsigns | WNRJ (1990–1991) WWHT (1991–1994) WAKS (1994–1997) WHQK (1997–1998) WKFX (1/1998–9/1998) WZAZ-FM (1998–2000) WFJX (2000–2005) WBWR (2005–2015) |
| Affiliations |
Fox Sports Radio Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network Cleveland Cavaliers Radio Network Cleveland Indians Radio Network Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WZCB, WCOL-FM, WNCI, WODC, WTVN, WYTS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 105.7 The Zone |
WXZX (105.7 FM) – 105.7 The Zone – is a commercial radio station licensed to Columbus, Ohio serving the Columbus metro area. Owned by iHeartMedia, WXZX serves as the Columbus affiliate for the Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network and, as of the 2016-17 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers Radio Network. Both the WXZX studios and the station transmitter are located in Downtown Columbus. Besides a standard analog transmission, WXZX broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via iHeartRadio.
A new station was constructed in Marysville, Ohio at 105.7 MHz in 1990 and premiered as Top 40 WNRJ "The Power Pig". (The "NRJ" in the calls signified "energy" as in "Energy 105.7", a name that was originally considered but never used.) The original format lasted until 1991, when the station became Rhythmic Contemporary WWHT, "Hot 105". Not long after, 107.1 MHz (changed from WTLT to WAHC) began simulcasting WWHT's signal. The combo was referred to as "Hot 105/Hot107").
In an effort to again re-image the station, WWHT was changed to WAKS, "105.7 Kiss-FM", playing more mainstream Top 40 with a much more adult lean. With its poor signal and undifferentiated format, "Kiss" failed to become a viable competitor to WNCI.
The next format change saw the station become all-70s oldies as "Arrow 105.7", which was simulcast on Circleville's 107.1 MHz (now WJYD).
Early in 1997, the station was purchased by Jacor Communications and switched to a country format (as WHQK "Kicks Country 105-7"). Just months later, the format was dropped and began simulcasting WHOK-FM. (The station stunted in late 1996 when "Country 98-9", WLLD, was briefly simulcast on 105.7 and 107.1 in a short-lived attempt to "surround" country WCOL).
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