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WOXY moving to Texas
After more than 25 years in southwest Ohio, independent internet radio station WOXY.com is moving to Texas.
Owners announced on Thursday, July 16, that the alternative and modern-rock station is relocating from Cincinnati to Austin, Texas, Sept. 8. Studios will be in the Austin Theater in the Texas capital.
Personnel, format and programming will remain the same, although live and specialty broadcasts may be added. Video of “Lounge Act” sessions will begin airing by Oct. 1.
For Ohio listeners, the hope is to continue broadcasting in Cincinnati at WVXU- 91.7 FM HD-2. Mobile listeners will still find the station at WOXY.com or with IPhone applications.
Launched in Oxford, Ohio, in 1983 at 97.7 FM, WOXY began internet simulcasts in 1998, was sold to First Broadcasting Investment Partners of Dallas in 2004, went off the air and was reborn as an internet-only station the same year. It moved studios from Oxford to Cincinnati in ‘04 as well.
More information is available www.woxy.com.
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By wagon
July 16, 2009 3:45 PM | Link to this
I had the opportunity several years ago to work on air at 97X for Doug and Linda Balough and PD Mike Taylor. I can tell you it was a personal and professional highlight for me to work there - even as a fill in/weekend jock. Sad to see them move from the area but thankfully we’ll still be able to listen to the once and always “Future of Rock and Roll” online. Good luck to Mike, Shiv and Brian J!By MAW
July 16, 2009 4:16 PM | Link to this
Greatest radio station ever.By KOXY
July 16, 2009 4:24 PM | Link to this
Since all the stations in Texas start with K, let’s hope they rename the station KOXY.By Skeptic
July 16, 2009 4:50 PM | Link to this
This is terrible news. They will lose the little bit of character they had left. I am very sad to see them go. This also means a few more jobs leaving Ohio for the southwest.By Dawg Dan
July 16, 2009 5:03 PM | Link to this
My very favorite radio station of all time. I’ve listened to The Future of Rock and Roll since the 80’s…first at 97.7 on the FM dial, then, online. I knew a lot of the DJ’s personally and they were all very nice people. Good luck in TX.By Sheep?
July 16, 2009 8:26 PM | Link to this
…Texas……..land of steers and queers and Yellow Roses….where men are men and the sheep are scared as hell……By i love WOXY
July 24, 2009 2:50 PM | Link to this
this station had so much to do with my growing up. i love this station so much.