The Fox (brand)
The Fox is a brand name used for a variety of radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States, many of which are owned by iHeartMedia, though there are several that are not owned by iHeart. iHeart currently holds the trademark to the Fox brand name based on individual markets.
Most "The Fox" stations mainly play a Classic rock format and have varied logos, though many have a fox mascot. These stations are not directly associated with Fox Corporation—though, coincidentally, iHeart also controls Fox Sports Radio through a licensing agreement with Fox Corporation. As a result, many radio stations with call signs containing the letters "FX" are shared between iHeart stations with those two formats (for example, WOFX-AM in Albany and WOFX-FM in Cincinnati, the former carries Fox Sports Radio and the latter is branded as "The Fox").
See also
- KISS-FM is also a brand of CHR/Pop (Top 40) radio stations, where unless they were under Clear Channel Communications, each individual station is independently operated; is owned by Clear Channel by a market by market basis.
- Froggy is also a brand of country music radio stations, which are also independently owned and operated, most of them being owned at one time by Forever Broadcasting, but use the same or similar logo.
- Jack FM and Bob FM are both a brand of radio stations that play a large variety of music from the 70's, 80's, and 90's.
- ESPN Radio is also a brand of radio stations, where they are generally tied to the same set of broadcast programs, but are not all necessarily owned by the same operator. Most local broadcasts of these stations have nothing to do with the national network.
Stations
Canada
- CFOX-FM, a Canadian radio station, owned by Corus Entertainment also airs a rock music format under the brand name World Famous CFOX.
- CKFX-FM,2 a Canadian radio station, owned by Rogers Sports & Media also airs a rock music format under the former brand name The Fox. *The station dropped The Fox branding and changed to its new identity 2016.
- CFXY-FM, a Canadian radio station, owned by Bell Media also airs a rock music format under the brand name The Fox.
- CFGX-FM, a Canadian radio station, owned by Blackburn Radio also airs an adult contemporary format under the brand name The Fox.
United States
*1These radio stations use "The Fox" brand, but they are not owned or operated by iHeartMedia.*2These radio stations no longer use "The Fox" brand