WXOF | |
City: | Yankeetown, Florida |
Area: | Crystal River-Homosassa Springs, Florida |
Branding: | 96.7 The Fox |
Frequency: | 96.7 MHz |
Airdate: | April 20, 1998 (as WAZN at 96.3) |
Format: | Classic rock |
Erp: | 14,500 watts |
Class: | C3 |
Facility Id: | 47881 |
Coordinates: | 29.0217°N -82.6889°W |
Callsign Meaning: | XOF = FOX spelled backwards |
Former Callsigns: | WAZN (4/1998-7/1998) WBKX (1998–1999) |
Former Frequencies: | 96.3 MHz (1998–2012) |
Affiliations: | Westwood One |
Owner: | WGUL-FM, Inc. |
Website: | thefox967.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WXOF (96.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Yankeetown, Florida. The station is owned by WGUL-FM, Inc.[1] It airs a classic rock radio format. It sometimes describes itself on the air as "classic hits" but it plays popular classic rock tracks from the 1970s and 80s, with no pop or dance songs. WXOF carries the syndicated Nights with Alice Cooper classic rock radio show on weekday evenings.
The station went on the air as WAZN on April 20, 1998. On July 10, 1998, the station changed its call sign to WBKX, then on January 11, 1999 to the current WXOF.[2] Before switching to classic hits, it was a country music station.
On December 7, 2012 WXOF upgraded its signal by moving from 96.3 FM to 96.7 FM and raising effective radiated power from 3,500 watts to 14,500 watts.[3]