WFOX (FM)

This article is about the radio station in Southport, Connecticut. For the Atlanta, Georgia, radio station formerly with this callsign, see WSRV.

WFOX (95.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format, simulcast with WICC (600 AM). Licensed to Southport, Connecticut, the station is owned by Connoisseur Media and serves the Greater Bridgeport area.^[4] The WFOX studios are located on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford, and its transmitter is on Rockmeadow Road in Norwalk.

WFOX

Simulcasting with WICC Bridgeport
Southport, Connecticut United States
Broadcast area	Greater Bridgeport
Frequency	95.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WICC 600 AM and 95.9 FM
Programming
Language	English
Format	Talk radio
Affiliations	CBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Connoisseur Media (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WEBE WEZN-FM WICC WPLR WYBC-FM
History
First air date	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Former call signs	WDRN (1966–1975)[1] WNLK-FM (1975–1976)[1] WLYQ (1976–1988) WGMX (1988–1989) WEFX (1989–2006)[2]
Call sign meaning	"Fox" (previous format)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	14379
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	91.1 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°06′54″N 73°26′6″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.voiceofct.com

History

WFOX signed on in 1966 as WDRN.

In 1976, it changed its call letters to WLYQ, meaning "We Like You". Branded "Q96", it carried a Top 40 format.^[5]

Logo used from at least 2009 to 2019

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In April 2006, the call sign was changed from WEFX to WFOX.^[2][7]

On May 13, 2019, WFOX relaunched its classic rock format with a playlist centered on rock from the 1980s to the 2000s.^[8]

On September 3, 2024, following a week-long "The History of Alternative Rock" feature, WFOX dropped its rock format in favor of a simulcast of talk-formatted sister station WICC (600 AM). None of WFOX's on-air staff was let go, as the Chaz & AJ morning show was simulcast from WPLR in New Haven and the midday and afternoon hosts had other duties with Connoisseur Media.^[9] The WICC simulcast was in part prompted by the end of the all-news format of WCBS in New York City; concurrently with the start of the simulcast, WICC began carrying CBS Radio Network newscasts,^[10] announced the hiring of former WCBS anchor Brigitte Quinn to host an early afternoon show,^[11] and relaunched as "The Voice of Connecticut".^[12] Quinn's program, Newsline, lasted six weeks before being replaced by The Download, which is hosted by WICC reporters Jon Kamal (WFOX's former midday host, who also produces and hosts for WEZN-FM and WPLR) and Chris Williams.^[13]