WVXX
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WVXX is a Spanish Contemporary formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Norfolk, Virginia
, serving Hampton Roads
. WVXX is owned and operated by Davidson Media Group
.
formatted WCMS during the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. In the late 90s the station used to simulcast with black gospel WXEZ-FM 'Star 94.1' until April 2002. In 2002 the station became easy listening "AM 1050 The Fog" WFOG. On November 25, 2003 WFOG dropped the standards format to simulcast classic country WCMS/100.5. Three days later the simulcast ending when WCMS flipped to Mainstream Rock and the classic country format was kept on 1050. Because of a error the WXMM calls were assigned to 1050 and the WCMS calls stayed on 100.5 until the calls were finally swapped on December 18, 2003. On May 1, 2004 the station flipped to FOX Sports Radio. In November 2004, Barnstable Broadcasting sold the station to Davidson Media and later changed the calls to WVXX on December 6, 2004. FOX Sports Radio was dropped on February 9, 2009 in anticipation for a Spanish format "Selecta 1050". Due to technical problems with Verizon, WVXX simulcasted WFOG
/92.9 until Spanish was launched on February 26, 2005 at 2PM.
Broadcasting
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Radio station
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licensed to Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, serving Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
. WVXX is owned and operated by Davidson Media Group
Davidson Media Group
The Davidson Media Group is a New York based broadcaster specializing in multi-cultural, community focused formats. In four years the company has grown into a network of 40 stations in a 16 state region...
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History
This station had been country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
formatted WCMS during the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. In the late 90s the station used to simulcast with black gospel WXEZ-FM 'Star 94.1' until April 2002. In 2002 the station became easy listening "AM 1050 The Fog" WFOG. On November 25, 2003 WFOG dropped the standards format to simulcast classic country WCMS/100.5. Three days later the simulcast ending when WCMS flipped to Mainstream Rock and the classic country format was kept on 1050. Because of a error the WXMM calls were assigned to 1050 and the WCMS calls stayed on 100.5 until the calls were finally swapped on December 18, 2003. On May 1, 2004 the station flipped to FOX Sports Radio. In November 2004, Barnstable Broadcasting sold the station to Davidson Media and later changed the calls to WVXX on December 6, 2004. FOX Sports Radio was dropped on February 9, 2009 in anticipation for a Spanish format "Selecta 1050". Due to technical problems with Verizon, WVXX simulcasted WFOG
WVBW
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/92.9 until Spanish was launched on February 26, 2005 at 2PM.