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WKXW (101.5 FM, "New Jersey 101.5") is a radio station based just outside of Trenton, New Jersey. The station is licensed to serve the Trenton area on 101.5 MHz FM and is also streamed on the station's website. It is owned by Townsquare Media. Its studios and offices are located in Ewing and its transmitter is located near the Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. Its live internet radio stream can be found at (Web Player ) or (SHOUTcast Stream ). ==History== The station went on the air on August 27, 1962, as WBUD-FM and was owned by Dick Hardin. Its call letters subsequently changed to WBJH, which stood for Bill and Joy Hardin, the son and daughter-in-law of the owner. About 1977, the station changed calls to WTRT and called itself "T-101." In 1980, the station became WKXW, under its new owner Fidelity Communications. It was playing a hot adult contemporary format as "Kix 101 and a half" and later "Kix 101.5". By the late 80s, the station evolved into more of a gold based adult contemporary format. Its weekend Saturday oldies show evolved into an all oldies format from the 50's through early 70s on overnights and weekends before the change to its current weekday talk format, which came in 1990 when it was sold to Press Communications. The sale to Millennium Radio Group took place in 2001. So, on March 1, 1990 at 5pm, “New Jersey 101.5” became the first full-time FM Talk station in America targeted for a younger audience. Mark Sheppard, who later went to mid-days, kicked off the format playing Bill Haley & The Comets' "Rock Around The Clock". Since 1990, the station has a talk and news format during the week, with oldies music on the overnights and weekend. Initially, the oldies format was 60's based with a few pre 64 oldies and a 70's oldie or two each hour. By the early to mid 90s, more 70's music was added and by the early 2000s, 80's music from 1980-1982 was added occasionally . Starting in mid 2002, music from 1983-1984 was steadily added. By mid 2003, music from 1985-1986 was moderately increased. By mid 2004, music from 1987-1988 was heavily phased in. By mid 2005, 1989 hits were being played moderately. The pre 64 oldies were gradually reduced in the late 90s and gone by 2000. In the early to mid 2000s, 70's and 80's music was emphasized more and less 60's was heard. In mid September 2007, "60s" was removed from the "60s, 70s, and 80s" week end music programming ID, and nearly all '60s music had been removed from the play list. In May 2012, "60s" was added back to the week end music programming ID, coinciding with a limited but steady increase in "60s" music airplay focusing on select titles by well-known artists. In the mid to late 1990s, music was ended on weekday overnights and now airs strictly on weekends and maybe some holidays. NJ 101.5 musical airplay by the decades from 1990-current March 1990-October 1995: 65% 1955-1959 music, 35% 1960-1964 music October 1995-January 1997: 85% pre 1964 music, 15% 1964-1969 music January 1997-December 1998: 35% pre 1964 music, 55% 1964-1969 music, 10% 1970-1979 music January 1999-June 1999: 25% pre 1964 music, 45% 1964-1969 music, 30% 1970-1979 music July 1999-December 1999: 12.25% pre 1964 music, 25% 1964-1969 music, 62.75% 1970-1979 music January 2000-December 2001: 35% 1964-1969 music, 60% 1970-1979 music, 5% 1980-1981 music January 2002-March 2002: 33% 1964-1969 music, 57% 1970-1979 music, 10% 1980-1982 music April 2002-October 2002: 31% 1964-1969 music, 54% 1970-1979 music, 13% 1980-1984 music October 2002-January 2004: 29% 1964-1969 music, 51% 1970-1979 music, 20% 1980-1986 music January 2004-December 2004: 27% 1964-1969 music, 48% 1970-1979 music, 25% 1980-1988 music January 2005-June 2005: 23% 1964-1969 music, 42% 1970-1979 music, 35% 1980-1988 music July 2005-December 2005: 15% 1964-1969 music, 30% 1970-1979 music, 55% 1980-1989 music January 2006-December 2006: 7% 1964-1969 music, 18% 1970-1979 music, 75% 1980-1989 music January 2007-December 2009: 35% 1970-1979 music, 65% 1980-1989 music January 2010-present: 11% 1964-1969 music The station has, at times, provided a simulcast on various AM and FM stations in the Atlantic City area, beyond the reach of its main transmitter. The most recent simulcast ceased in June 2009 when then-WXKW changed formats to ESPN Sports Radio. In 2011, California-based Oaktree Capital signed a deal to buy Millennium Radio Group; after taking over, Oaktree transferred the Millennium stations to Townsquare Media. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WKXW」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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