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Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia.[1]
Cox Radio, Inc. operates, acquires and develops radio stations primarily in markets ranked 10-70 based on revenues. Cox Radio owns, operates or provides sales and marketing services to 80 stations in 18 markets. This radio portfolio includes 67 FM stations and 13 AM stations. In 15 of its 18 markets, Cox Radio operates three or more stations.[citation needed]
Through its syndication division, it also produces the Neal Boortz and Clark Howard programs, including one hour of Boortz that is exclusive to Cox-owned stations.[2]
Cox Radio used to be a public company, majority owned by Cox Enterprises. Around April 2009, Cox Enterprises proposed a $69 million United States dollar takeover offer of Cox Radio. The offer expired on May 1, 2009.[3] The offer was later raised to $4.80 a share, and the expiration was pushed to May 13.[4] The offer was accepted, and the acquisition was completed on June 1[5].
Contents |
Talk Shows
- Neal Boortz *
- Clark Howard *
- Alan Hunt *
- Sean Hannity
- Michael Savage
- Kim Komando
- Rick and Bubba
- Herman Cain
- *= Broadcast from Atlanta
Radio stations
- Note: ** -- indicates a station built and signed on by Cox.
| AM Stations | FM Stations |
| DMA# | Market | Station | Owned Since | Current Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | Houston - Galveston, TX | KHPT-106.9 | Adult Hits | |
| KHTC-107.5 | 1999 | Classic Hits | ||
| KKBQ-FM-92.9 | Country music | |||
| KTHT-97.1 | Classic Country | |||
| 7. | Atlanta | WALR-FM-104.1 | 2000 | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| WBTS-95.5 | 1999 | CHR/Rhythmic | ||
| WSB-FM-98.5 ** | 1948 | Adult Contemporary | ||
| WSRV-97.1 | 2000 | Classic Hits | ||
| WSB-750 | 1939 | News-Talk | ||
| Unranked | Athens, GA | WGMG-102.1 | 2008 | Adult Contemporary |
| WNGC-106.1 | 2008 | Country | ||
| WPUP-100.1 | 2008 | Classic Rock | ||
| WXKT-103.7 | 2008 | Classic Rock | ||
| WGAU-1340 | 2008 | News-Talk | ||
| WRFC-960 | 2008 | Sports | ||
| 12. | Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood, FL | WEDR-99.1 | Urban Contemporary | |
| WFLC-97.3 | Adult Contemporary | |||
| WHDR-93.1 | Mainstream rock | |||
| WHQT-105.1 | Urban Adult Contemporary | |||
| 18. | Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL | WDUV-105.5 | Soft Adult Contemporary | |
| WHPT-102.5 | Classic Rock | |||
| WPOI-101.5 | Adult Hits | |||
| WSUN-FM-97.1 | Modern Rock | |||
| WWRM-94.9 | Adult Contemporary | |||
| WXGL-107.3 | Classic Hits | |||
| 19. | Nassau - Suffolk, N.Y. | WBAB-102.3 | 1998 | Classic Rock |
| WBLI-106.1 | 1998 | Contemporary Hit Radio | ||
| 31. | San Antonio | KCYY-100.3 | Country | |
| KISS-FM-99.5 | Active Rock | |||
| KONO-FM-98.9 | Classic Hits | |||
| KPWT-106.7 | FM Talk | |||
| KSMG-105.3 | Hot Adult Top 40 Hits | |||
| KKYX-680 | Classic Country | |||
| KONO-860 | simulcasts KONO-FM | |||
| 34. | Orlando | WCFB-94.5 | 1997 | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| WHTQ-96.5 | Classic Rock | |||
| WMMO-98.9 | Adult Hits | |||
| WPYO-95.3 | CHR/Rhythmic | |||
| WWKA-92.3 | Country | |||
| WDBO-580 | News-Talk | |||
| 46. | Jacksonville | WAPE-FM-95.1 | Contemporary Hit radio | |
| WFYV-FM-104.5 | Classic rock | |||
| WJGL-96.9 | Classic Hits | |||
| WMXQ-102.9 | Alternative Rock | |||
| WOKV-FM-106.5 | simulcasts WOKV (AM) | |||
| WOKV-690 | News-Talk | |||
| 53. | Louisville | WPTI-103.9 | Country | |
| WRKA-103.1 | Oldies | |||
| WSFR-107.7 | Classic Rock | |||
| WVEZ-106.9 | Adult Contemporary | |||
| 54. | Richmond, Virginia | WDYL-101.1 | 2001 | Modern rock |
| WKHK-95.3 | 2000 | Country music | ||
| WKLR-96.5 | 2000 | Classic Rock | ||
| WMXB-103.7 | 2000 | Hot Adult Contemporary | ||
| 57. | Birmingham, Alabama | WBHJ-95.7 | Urban Contemporary Hit radio | |
| WBHK-98.7 | Urban adult contemporary | |||
| WBPT-106.9 | Classic hits | |||
| WNCB-97.3 | Country music | |||
| WZZK-FM-104.7 | Country music | |||
| WAGG-610 | Urban gospel | |||
| WENN-1320 | Regional Mexican | |||
| 59. | Greenville - Spartanburg, S.C. | WHZT-98.1 | 2001 | CHR/Rhythmic |
| WJMZ-FM-107.3 | 2001 | Urban Contemporary | ||
| 62. | Dayton, Ohio | WHIO-FM-95.7 | simulcasts WHIO (AM) | |
| WHKO-99.1 ** | 1946 | Country music | ||
| WZLR-95.3 | Classic Hits | |||
| WHIO-1290 ** | 1929 | News-Talk | ||
| 64. | Honolulu | KCCN-FM-100.3 | 1999 | Hawaiian Contemporary Hits |
| KINE-FM-105.1 | 1999 | Traditional Hawaiian music | ||
| KPHW-104.3 | 2004 | CHR/Rhythmic | ||
| KRTR-FM-96.3 | 2003 | Hot Adult Top 40 | ||
| KKNE-940 | Traditional Hawaiian music | |||
| KRTR-650 | Easy listening | |||
| 65. | Tulsa, Oklahoma | KJSR-103.3 | 1995 | Classic Rock |
| KKCM-102.3 | Christian Adult Contemporary | |||
| KRAV-FM-96.5 | Hot Adult contemporary | |||
| KWEN-95.5 | Country | |||
| KRMG-740 | News-Talk | |||
| 113. | New Haven, Connecticut | WPLR-99.1 | Classic Rock | |
| 123. | Bridgeport, Connecticut | WEZN-FM-99.9 | Adult Contemporary | |
| 150. | Stamford - Norwalk, CT | WCTZ-96.7 | Adult Hits | |
| WFOX-95.9 | Classic Rock | |||
| WSTC-1400 | News-Talk |
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Cox Radio. Retrieved on September 23, 2009.
- ^ http://coxradio.com/company/syndication.html
- ^ "Cox Radio offer extended." Dayton Business Journal. Monday April 20, 2009. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
- ^ "Cox Radio Gains On Higher Buyout Offer." Radio and Records. Thursday April 30, 2009. Retrieved on May 7, 2009.
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2009/06/01/daily2.html Cox Radio now part of Cox Enterprises
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