WABX

This article is about the Evansville, Indiana radio station. For the Detroit station (1960–1984), see WYCD.

WABX

Evansville, Indiana United States
Broadcast area	Evansville, Indiana
Frequency	107.5 MHz
Branding	WABX 107.5
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Ownership
Owner	Midwest Communications (Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	WIKY-FM, WLYD, WSTO
History
First air date	1997
Technical information
Facility ID	61055
Class	A
ERP	2,000 watts
HAAT	171 meters (561 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wabx.net

WABX (107.5 FM) is a radio station in Evansville, Indiana, owned by Midwest Communications, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc. The station has aired a classic rock format since 1997.

Former WABX

Main article: WYCD

From 1960 to 1984, WABX ("The station that glows in the dark") was the call sign of a widely influential freeform/progressive rock radio station in Detroit, Michigan. In 1985, WABX's former consultant, Paul Christy, purchased WCFX/95.3 in Clare, Michigan, and subsequently parked the WABX calls on WCFX's sister station, 990 AM. WABX/990 ceased operations in 1988. The current 107.5 WABX logo is substantially similar to the Detroit WABX logo used during that station's 1970s' heyday. The former Detroit WABX now broadcasts a country format as WYCD.

Sale to Midwest Communications

It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications will purchase 9 of the 10 stations owned by South Central Communications. (This includes the Evansville Cluster which include WABX along with sister stations WIKY-FM, WLFW & WSTO.) With this purchase, Midwest Communications will expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville. The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.

External links

• Official Website
• Facility details for Facility ID 61055 (WABX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WABX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database