WWAX

WWAX

City	Hermantown, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Duluth-Superior
Branding	92.1 The Fan
Slogan	Duluth/Superior FM Sports Radio
Frequency	92.1 MHz
First air date	1996
Format	Sports
ERP	5,400 watts
HAAT	215 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	26004
Callsign meaning	disambiguation of historic call sign WAKX
Owner	Red River Broadcasting (Red Rock Radio)
Sister stations	KQDS, KQDS-FM, KQDS-TV, KZIO
Website	921thefan.com

WWAX (92.1 FM, "The Fan") is a sports formatted radio station in Duluth, Minnesota, owned by Red River Broadcasting of Fargo, North Dakota.

The studios are located at Grandma's Marketplace, 501 Lake Ave South, in Canal Park, Duluth.

History

The station signed on in 1996 carrying a modern adult contemporary satellite feed. A change to local programming was made in 1997. WWAX branded itself as "92.1 Kiss FM" until being warned by Clear Channel which holds the copyright for the "Kiss" moniker. The station later changed its moniker to "92.1 The Beat" by 2004. It had fluctuated between the formats of Modern AC, Hot AC, Top 40 (CHR) and Adult CHR from 1997 to early 2007, and competed with KBMX "Mix 108".

In October 2008, announcements were already made on the station's webpage that "A 'Lite' Christmas was coming soon". By November 1 of that year, 92.1 Lite was playing all Christmas music around the clock. For 2009 the station started around the clock Christmas music during the middle of November instead of at the beginning.

92.1 The Beat tweaked its format to rhythmic leaning CHR in February 2007, and went adult contemporary as "92.1 Lite FM" on February 29, 2008.

On September 2, 2010 WWAX changed their format to hot adult contemporary, branded as "NU 92" (pronounced as "New 92"). This comes just after 102.5 flipping from classic rock to Top 40 (CHR) as KDWZ on August 30, as NU 92 and KDWZ both attack Hot AC/CHR hybrid KBMX "Mix 108" on both sides.

On March 2, 2015 WWAX changed their format to sports, branded as "92.1 The Fan".

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External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WWAX

Radio-Locator information on WWAX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWAX

Radio stations in the Duluth–Superior market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.9 99.5 100.5 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.5 107.3 107.7

By AM frequency	560 610 710 850 970 1230 1490

By callsign	W203AL K231BI W293CT KBMX KDAL KDAL-FM KDNI KDNW KDWZ KKCB KLDJ KQDS KQDS-FM KTCO KTWH-LP KUMD-FM KUWS KZIO K231BI WDSM WDUL WEBC WEGZ WGHF-LP WGZS WHSA WJRF WKLK WKLK-FM WNXR WQRM WSCD-FM WSCN WWAX WWEN

Nearby radio markets Brainerd Iron Range Minneapolis–St. Paul Rice Lake–Spooner St. Cloud See also List of radio stations in Minnesota List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Sports Radio Stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations:	KBUN - Bemidji KBUN-FM - Blackduck KFAN - Rochester KFSP - Mankato KFXN-FM - Minneapolis KJJK - Fergus Falls KKIN - Aitkin KLIZ - Brainerd KOLM - Rochester KPMI - Bemidji KQDS - Duluth KRBT - Eveleth KSTP - Saint Paul KWOA - Worthington KXSS - St. Cloud WBHR - Saint Cloud WCMP - Pine City WWAX - Hermantown WWWI - Baxter

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

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