WBRX

WBRX

City of license	Cresson, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Branding	Mix 94.7
Slogan	The Best MIX of...Everything (Christmas Slogans) Your Home for the Holidays Your Christmas Music Station
Frequency	94.7 MHz
First air date	November 1981 (as WRKE)
Format	Adult Contemporary
ERP	970 watts
HAAT	242 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	60909
Transmitter coordinates	40°24′11.00″N 78°31′35.00″W / 40.4030556°N 78.5263889°W / 40.4030556; -78.5263889Coordinates: 40°24′11.00″N 78°31′35.00″W / 40.4030556°N 78.5263889°W / 40.4030556; -78.5263889
Former callsigns	WRKE (1981-1982) WBXQ (1982-2007)
Former frequencies	94.3 MHz (now WBXQ)
Owner	Sounds Good, Inc. (Sounds Good, Inc.)
Sister stations	WBXQ, WRTA, WKMC
Website	mymix947.com

WBRX (94.7 FM, "Mix 94.7") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to the suburb of Cresson, Pennsylvania, it serves the Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1981 under the call sign WRKE. The station is currently owned by Sounds Good Inc.

History

94.7 History

Main article: WBXQ

WBRX first signed on the air in November 1981 as WRKE, founded by legendary Pittsburgh broadcaster Ed Sherlock and his business partner Neil Hart, who formed Sherlock-Hart Broadcasting the year before. The station's licensee, however, is listed as Sounds Good, Inc. On March 19, 1982, the call sign was changed from WRKE to WBXQ. In addition to owning WBXQ, both men owned WAMQ (now WWGE) in Loretto, which programmed a format of contemporary country music.

In 1990, Sherlock and Hart dissolved their partnership, with Hart leaving to pursue other interests. WAMQ, which was falling into some financial difficulty, was sold to WBXQ Operations Manager Tom Stevens for $55,000 in July 1992. Sherlock retained possession of WBXQ.

WBRX

According to 100000watts.com, WBRX 94.3 and WBXQ 94.7 swapped calls, retaining their classic rock simulcast, on April 27, 2007. Fybush.com reports the call swap was apparently filed in error, as it disappeared the next day (the 28th) from the FCC database. On June 28, 2007, the WBRX and WBXQ call signs were officially swapped on 94.3 and 94.7 FM.

On October 22, 2007 WBRX split from the Q94 classic rock simulcast and switched to an adult contemporary format branded as "Mix 94.7".

Christmas Music

On October 28, 2015 it was announced that Christmas music would start playing on Mix 94.7 during the holiday season, due to the absence of True Christmas 94.3 on WBXQ. Christmas music on Mix 94.7 began on November 25 for Thanksgiving. It is scheduled to keep playing Christmas music until after Christmas.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBRX

Radio-Locator information on WBRX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBRX

Radio stations in the Altoona, Pennsylvania market

By FM frequency	88.1 89.1 91.9 93.5 94.3 94.7 97.1 98.1 100.1 102.7 103.5 103.9 104.9 105.9 106.3 107.7

By AM frequency	1110 1150 1240 1290 1370 1430

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425

By callsign	W274BE WALY WBRX WBXQ WDBF-FM WFBG WFGY WHHN WHUN WJSM WKMC WLAK WQCK WLKE WMES-LP WMMH WNG589 WRKY-FM WRTA WRXV WVAM WWOT

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Adult contemporary radio stations in the state of Pennsylvania

Stations	WARM – York WATS – Sayre WAYC-FM – Bedford WBEB – Philadelphia WBRX – Cresson WCCR-FM – Clarion WCCS – Homer City WDSN – Reynoldsville WESB – Bradford WHKS – Port Allegany WJST – New Castle WKQW-FM – Oil City WKYE – Johnstown WLEV – Allentown WLMY – Williamsport WMAJ-FM – Centre Hall WMGH-FM – Tamaqua WMGS – Wilkes-Barre WNAE – Warren WNBQ – Mansfield WNKZ – Laporte WOKW – Curwensville WPPA – Pottsville WQIC – Lebanon WQKK – Renovo WQLV – Millersburg WROZ – Lancaster WSHH – Pittsburgh WVLY – Milton WXKC – Erie WYNY – Milford WZWW – Bellefonte

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Pennsylvania

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