WFRX
Radio station in West Frankfort, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the reporting mark WFRX, see Wells Fargo Rail. For the West Frankfort, Illinois radio station that held the call sign WFRX-FM at 97.7 FM from 1979 to 1996, see WHET.
WFRX (1300 AM) is a radio station licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. The station airs a sports format, and is owned by Withers Broadcasting, through Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC.[2] One of the first radio stations in the United States to play a Beatles record on air, and the first to air a live interview with a Beatle, George Harrison, late September 1963.
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Broadcast area | Herrin, Illinois Marion, Illinois Benton, Illinois |
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Frequency | 1300 kHz |
Branding | 95.5 The Fan |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
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History | |
First air date | 1951 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 53979 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 60 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°53′04″N 88°55′44″W |
Translator(s) | 95.5 W238CQ (Marion) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 955thefan.com |
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