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(Redirected from Power 107) Radio station in Columbus, Ohio
WCKX
Broadcast areaColumbus, Ohio
Frequency107.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingPower 107.5
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Urban One
  • (Blue Chip Broadcasting Licenses, Ltd)
Sister stationsWJYD, WXMG, WWLG
History
First air date1993 (1993) (as WJZA)
Former call signsWJZA (1993–1997)
Call sign meaning"Country Kix", from previous country music format
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID27645
ClassA
ERP1,900 watts
HAAT126 meters (413 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°57′46.00″N 82°59′46.00″W / 39.9627778°N 82.9961111°W / 39.9627778; -82.9961111
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.mycolumbuspower.com

WCKX (107.5 FM), known on air as "Power 107.5", or simply "Power 107" is a radio station broadcasting a hip hop-leaning urban contemporary format. The station is licensed to and serves the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1993 under the call sign WJZA. The station is currently owned by Radio One, and highly influenced by the BlackPlanet social networking site. The station serves as the sister station to WHTD. Its studios are located just north of downtown, but the transmitter is located in downtown atop the Borden Building. The two station carries the syndicated The Amanda Seales Morning Show weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m, as well as Posted on the Corner with Incognito and DJ Misses from 7 p.m to midnight.

Station history

WCKX was originally assigned the WJZA call sign on November 23, 1993. On December 29, 1997, the WCKX call sign assigned to 106.3 MHz ("Power 106") in London, Ohio (now WJYD) was reassigned to 107.5 FM, while the WJZA call sign was dropped and later picked up by 103.5 FM in Pickerington ("Smooth Jazz 103.5 FM").

Since 2014, WCKX competes directly with iHeartMedia's urban WZCB.

On November 28, 2017, at 10 a.m., WCKX began simulcasting with sister station WBMO, and rebranded as "Power 107.5/106.3". On November 1, 2024, WCKX dropped the simulcast with sister station WHTD, and reverted back to simply being "Power 107.5".

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Radio stations in the Columbus, Ohio, metropolitan area
AM
FM
LPFM
Translators
Digital
Call signs
Defunct
Nearby regions
Cincinnati
Dayton
Lima/Findlay
Mid-Ohio
Southern Ohio
Parkersburg-Marietta
See also
List of radio stations in Ohio

Notes
1. Now internet-only
Urban contemporary radio stations in the state of Ohio
Active
Defunct
  • North Ridgeville
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Ohio
Urban One
Key people
Radio shows
Radio stations (under the Radio One division)
Mainstream urban
Urban adult
contemporary
Urban gospel
News/talk radio
Rhythmic CHR
Urban oldies
Sports
Hot AC
Classic hip hop
Country
Adult contemporary
Classic rock
Spanish
Other
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WCKX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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