WRQX
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| City | Washington, D.C. |
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| Broadcast area | Washington, D.C. |
| Branding | Mix 107.3 |
| Slogan | More Music, More Variety |
| Frequency | 107.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1948 (as WMAL-FM) |
| Format | Analog/HD-1: Hot AC |
| ERP | 19,500 watts |
| HAAT | 246 meters (807 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73252 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°57′00″N 77°04′44″W / 38.950°N 77.079°WCoordinates: 38°57′00″N 77°04′44″W / 38.950°N 77.079°W |
| Callsign meaning | RQX = "Rocks" (former format) |
| Former callsigns | WMAL-FM (1948-1978) |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Radio License Holdings LLC) |
| Sister stations | WMAL, WMAL-FM |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | mix1073.com |
WRQX (107.3 FM, "Mix 107.3"), is an American commercial radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., and serves the Washington Metropolitan Area. The station airs a hot adult contemporary format. WRQX is currently owned and operated by Cumulus Media with the broadcast license held by Radio License Holding VII, LLC.
Established in 1948, the station's studios are located at 4400 Jenifer Street NW in Washington, two blocks from the city's border with Maryland. The station's transmitter resides at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue NW and 41st Street NW in the northwestern section of the district.
WRQX broadcasts in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.
107.3 FM came on air in 1948 as WMAL-FM, airing an easy listening and classical music format. As an easy listening-classical station, programming was mostly automated with the exception of the weekday and Saturday mornings when the station simulcasted the Harden and Weaver show on WMAL. In the 1970s, it flipped to album-oriented rock as "The Soft Explosion". Automation was reduced considerably during that time. In 1979, the station changed to top 40, and branded as "Q107" with the current WRQX call letters. The station eliminated automation completely during this time. On August 31, 1990, at noon, the station changed to Hot AC, branded as "Mix 107.3". The first song on "Mix" was "Let The Music Play" by Shannon.
WRQX is one of the many Disney/ABC Radio stations that merged with Citadel Broadcasting in 2007; Citadel, in turn, merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. The station's slogan is "More Music, More Variety". Previous slogans have been "Not too hard, Not too light", "The Best Mix of the 80s, 90s & Today", "The Best Mix of...Everything", "Washington's Best Music Mix", "Today's Best Hits", and "All the Hits."
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