During this time, WXEG with sister stations WONE (AM) and WTUE (FM) went through several ownerships after being sold by Group One to Stoner Broadcasting, American Radio Systems, Entercom and finally Jacor before its merger with Clear Channel. In late August 1995, the station became "103.9 The Edge", WXEG introducing the Alternative format to Dayton and moving the studios to Dayton's Historic Oregon District. In 1989 WYMJ was purchased by Alan Gray's Dayton Radio, Inc and switched to "Oldies 104".īy 1992, the station became WRVF "The River" with a country format before being overshadowed by the former WHIO-FM becoming WHKO "K-99.1 FM". In 1982 WDJX moved its studios (and eventually its city of license) to Beavercreek, later becoming Hot A/C-formatted "Majic 104" WYMJ-FM. However, a fire destroyed the small studio/transmitter building around 1977, thus WELX and WHBM both went silent.īoth stations along with WERM were sold in 1978 to separate owners with WELX (now southern gospel WGNZ) owned by L&D Broadcasting and WHBM sold to Ohio Broadcast Associates becoming Top-40 formatted WDJX, using the "Xenia/ Fairborn/Beavercreek" top of hour ID giving FM competition to Dayton's WING (AM). Both stations miraculously survived the April 3, 1974, tornado which ravaged Xenia and nearby Beavercreek.
Both stations eventually operated from the WELX transmitter site adjacent to U.S. WELX began operations several years later. WHBM_FM, began operations first in 1962 from the second floor above "The Dutch Oven" bakery on North Detroit St., in Xenia. WELX and WHBM began operations in the late 1960s with a middle of the road format, then switching in the early 1970s to progressive jazz and soul gospel. WHBM was the FM sister station to AM station WELX in Xenia and WERM in Wapakoneta.
Miller", the station's owner and general manager. WZDA began as WHBM on June 18, 1962, under license to Xenia, Ohio the WHBM call letters stood for "Harry B. WZDA's HD Radio Channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD.
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