WQQX
| City of license | East St. Louis, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Slogan | The Bi-State Sports Champion |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz AM |
| Format | Sports talk |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 72815 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WESL (?–2007) WFFX (2007–2010) |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Big Ten Network |
| Owner | Insane Broadcasting Company (Entertainment Media Trust (Dennis J. Watkins, Trustee)) |
| Sister stations | KQQZ, KZQZ |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WQQX (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to East St. Louis, Illinois, USA, it serves the St. Louis metropolitan area. The station is owned by the Insane Broadcasting Company. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day.
History
In July 2007, WESL changed its format from oldies to sports talk and its call letters to WFFX.[1]
In July 2009, WFFX dropped Fox Sports Radio, including Dan Patrick and Jim Rome, and changed to "urban sports talk" as what may be the nation's first sports talk format with only African-American hosts. Richard "Onion" Horton is a veteran of St. Louis radio.[2]
On January 19, 2010, the station again changed call signs, this time to WQQX. In February 2010, WQQX changed formats from sports talk to adult standards.
In December 2011, WQQX began featuring a Rhythmic Oldies format.
As of March 2014 the station has returned to the sports format. Currently has local shows, Fox Sports Radio, and the Big Ten Network BTN Live Radio show. [3]
References
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WQQX
- Radio-Locator Information on WQQX
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WQQX
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