WPHX is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

  simulcasting sister station WXEX-FM's modern rock

Modern rock

Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...

 format, which originates at Lynn, Massachusetts-based WFNX

WFNX

WFNX is a New England commercial alternative rock radio station. The station began broadcasting on Monday, April 11, 1983. It was one of the first American commercial stations to play alternative rock and has become a leading radio station for breaking new alternative music.WFNX broadcasts on 101.7...

. Licensed to Sanford, Maine

Sanford, Maine

Sanford is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,798 in the 2010 census, the highest of the York County towns, and the 8th largest in the state. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village of Springvale...

, USA. The station is currently owned by Fnx Broadcasting L.L.C.. The station was silent as its transmitter failed in 2010, but returned to the air in June 2011. WPHX AM signed on as WSME in 1956. The call letters were changed to WPHX after being purchased by FNX broadcasting in 1999. Its original studio was located on lower school street in Sanford.