WFRX | |
City: | West Frankfort, Illinois |
Area: | Herrin, Illinois Marion, Illinois Benton, Illinois |
Branding: | 95.5 The Fan |
Frequency: | 1300 kHz |
Translator: | 95.5 W238CQ (Marion) |
Airdate: | 1951 |
Format: | Sports |
Power: | 1,000 watts day 60 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 53979 |
Coordinates: | 37.8844°N -88.9289°W |
Affiliations: | Fox Sports Radio |
Owner: | Withers Broadcasting |
Licensee: | Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | 955thefan.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WFRX (1300 AM) is a radio station licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. The station airs a sports format, and is owned by Withers Broadcasting, through Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC.[1] One of the first radio stations in the United States to play a Beatles record on air, and the first to air a live interview with a Beatle, George Harrison, late September 1963.