WAXB

WAXB (850 AM, "94.5 The Hawk") is a radio station licensed to Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States, one of three area stations owned by The Berkshire Broadcasting Corporation. The others are News/Talk 800 AM WLAD and Hot Adult Contemporary 98Q/98.3 FM WDAQ. WAXB airs a classic rock radio format for the Danbury region of Connecticut. The station uses the identification "94.5 The Hawk", which is the dial position of its FM translator 94.5 W233CF.[2]

WAXB
CityRidgefield, Connecticut
Broadcast areaDanbury, Connecticut
Branding94.5 The Hawk
SloganDanbury's Classic Rock
Frequency850 kHz
Translator(s)94.5 W233CF (Danbury)
First air dateMarch 15, 1985 (as WREF)
FormatClassic rock
Power2,500 watts daytime only
99 watts (translator)
ClassD
Facility ID66327
Transmitter coordinates41°17′27″N 73°29′16″W
Former call signsWVFR (1977–1985)
WREE (1985)
WREF (1985–2011)[1]
OwnerThe Berkshire Broadcasting Corp.
Sister stationsWLAD, WDAQ
WebcastListen Live
Websitethehawkct.com

Because 850 AM is a clear channel frequency, WAXB must sign-off at night to avoid interfering with higher-class stations on that frequency. Programming continues via the FM translator throughout the overnight.

History

The Federal Communications Commission assigned the call letters WREF to the frequency on January 18, 1984.[1] WREF began broadcasting on March 15, 1985, nearly a decade after getting the original construction permit, programming an adult standards format from sign-on through its sale to Berkshire in 1996, when the new owners switched the format to oldies.

In late March 2004, WREF became the first station to air Scott Shannon's "True Oldies Channel." After a period of tweaking on WREF, Shannon put the format into nationwide radio syndication in July 2004.

On February 1, 2011, WREF rebranded as "B107.3," adopted the call letters WAXB and began a simulcast of the 850 AM signal on FM translator W297AN (107.3 FM licensed to Danbury). The WAXB calls had previously been in the market at 105.5 FM before Cumulus Media abandoned the oldies format on that frequency in 2002 (which is now WDBY, a country music station). B107.3 switched to a locally programmed Classic Hits format, featuring pop and rock hits of the 1970s and 1980s on January 31, 2013.

On July 1, 2016 WAXB rebranded as "B94.5", switching translators to W233CF 94.5 FM Danbury.[3]


On February 26, 2020 at 3pm WAXB changed their format from classic hits to classic rock, branded as "94.5 The Hawk".[4]

Translators
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W233CF94.5Danbury, Connecticut1562749976 m (249 ft)DFCC

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=W233Cf&nav=&x=0&y=0
  3. WAXB Moves to 94.5 Radioinsight - July 1, 2016
  4. 94.5 The Hawk Flies Into Danbury Classic Rock Duel Radioinsight - February 26, 2020


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