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97X--BAM!--The Future Of Rock And Roll!

About Me

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The History...
As Dustin Hoffman said in the movie Rain Man, "97X--Bam!--The Future of Rock & Roll"...launched our Alternative (Modern Rock) format in September, 1983. Entrepreneurs Doug and Linda Balogh had bought Oxford, Ohio's WOXY 97.7 FM in 1981 for $375,000 with hopes to try something completely different from the station's struggling Top 40 format. That "something different" was Alternative and Modern Rock, and our archivist's best record-keeping indicates we were the sixth commercial Modern Rock station in the country. On Labor Day weekend in 1983, we kicked off our new format with U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday."
In January 2004, after 23 years, the Baloghs announced the sale of the broadcast license and assets of WOXY-FM to First Broadcasting Investment Partners of Dallas. All rights and ownership of the intellectual property of 97X The Future of Rock and Roll, woxy.com and the music library were retained with plans of taking 97X Internet-only. With the deteriorating state of commercial broadcast radio and the growth of broadband Internet access, it seemed like the perfect plan. The search for funding for the project began immediately while a sign-off date of May 13th loomed on the horizon. When Thursday, May 13th came but no funding had been secured, 97X signed off shortly after midnight, thought never to be heard from again.
The following morning can only be described as a Frank Capra moment. In the parking lot while packing our cars with the contents of our emptied desks, we were approached by an acquaintance of our two, anonymous angel investors. On July 12th, after a few months of sorting out paperwork and buying new equipment, 97X signed on once again and began a new life as possibly the first terrestrial radio station to make the move to an Internet-only entity.
WOXY Version 2.0 signed off on September 15th, 2006, but now we relaunched at 10:10 am on 10/10/2006 thanks to Bill Nguyen and lala.com!
We are back streaming live each weekday with Mike hosting the 9am-1pm shift, Shiv hosting from 1pm-5pm, and Joe wraps up the broadcast day from 5-10 (eastern). Our live, in-studio Lounge Act sessions also happen frequently during the week, so keep an eye on our website to see who is stopping by!
In the tri-state area, you can also now hear our broadcast in HD Radio. Tune us in on WVXU-HD2 @ 91.7!
Upcoming live LOUNGE ACT sessions:
6/11 Imaginary Johnny 4:30pm
6/12 Unicycle Loves You 4pm
6/17 Mates Of State 1pm
6/27 Captain Of Industry 4:00pm
7/8 The Bloodsugars 2:00pm
7/18 The Young Republic 12:30pm
Check out the Lounge Act archives and download all of our recent performances here:
http://woxy.lala.com/music/loungeacts/

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Serious music lovers around the globe!

Music:

THE 97 BEST OF 2007:
The National, Feist, Peter Bjorn & John, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Working For A Nuclear Free City, Spoon, Band Of Horses, Okkervil River, Fujiya & Miyagi, Radiohead, The Shins, Kings Of Leon, The White Stripes, Vampire Weekend, Kenna, Editors, Art Brut, The Twilight Sad, Wilco, Shout Out Louds, Blonde Redhead, White Rabbits, Pinback, Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse, Mobius Band, Battles, The Seedy Seeds, Mark Ronson, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), M.I.A., Bloc Party, Ted Leo / Pharmacists, Interpol Bright Eyes Andrew Bird, Menomena, Palomar, The New Pornographers, Iron And Wine, Les Savy Fav, Pela, The Bees, Wussy, The Eames Era, The Fratellis, The Cribs, Of Montreal, Jukebox The Ghost, David Vandervelde, Matt Pond PA, Cloud Cult, Bjork, Maps, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Beirut, Ryan Adams, Tegan And Sara, Rilo Kiley, Justice, Black Kids, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Stars, Dinosaur Jr., Mother Mother, UNKLE, Frightened Rabbit, Jarvis Cocker, The Fiery Furnaces, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Matthew Dear, Via Audio, Arizona, Patrick Wolf, RJD2, Dntel, A Place To Bury Strangers, The Go! Team, St. Vincent, Underworld, Project Jenny, Project Jan, Maximo Park, Robbers On High Street, Stateless, Kevin Drew, Jose Gonzalez, Imperial Teen, Ra Ra Riot, The Apples In Stereo, Sondre Lerche, Jens Lekman,The Lodger, New Young Pony Club, Minus The Bear

http://www.woxy.com/music/best.php

Movies:

Rain Man

My Blog

The 19th Annual Modern Rock 500

The 19th Annual Modern Rock 500 is underway now over at WOXY.COM (also 91.7 WVXU HD-2 Radio here in Cincinnati)! Our Memorial Day weekend tradition will be running until Midnight tonight, 10am-Midnigh...
Posted by woxy.com on Sat, 24 May 2008 07:39:00 PST

THE BREEDERS guest DJ on WOXY!

Tune in to WOXY.COM this afternoon around 3:30pm eastern. Kim & Kelley Deal are going to hang out in the studio and he's going to let them loose in the music library to pick whatever the hell they...
Posted by woxy.com on Mon, 19 May 2008 08:17:00 PST

SXSW Lounge Acts are available for download NOW!

Did you miss any of the 22 amazing live sessions we hosted at EAR Studios in Austin earlier this month? Never fear, the archives are posted now and ready for your ears.There is free downloadable audio...
Posted by woxy.com on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:59:00 PST

Follow our SXSW adventures on Twitter!

Follow WOXY on Twitter:http://twitter.com/woxyWe’re updating from the studio in Austin as we broadcast live all week long.Keep an eye out for the schedule, photos, and audio/video links as they ...
Posted by woxy.com on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:51:00 PST

WOXY.COM broadcasting from Austin next week!

We've got all the details on our Austin activities during SXSW posted now over on the website. We've added a few more bands & artists (like Birdmonster, Ed Harcourt, and Moonlight Towers) to our s...
Posted by woxy.com on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:12:00 PST

WOXY.COM @ SXSW 2008

Well, its that time of year again, South By Southwest is but a month away and WOXY.com will once again be well represented down in Austin. Last year we brought you sessions from great bands like 120 D...
Posted by woxy.com on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:00:00 PST

Rock ’N’ Skate @ Fountain Square -- tonight!

Rock 'n' Skate. It's baaaaaack! Yep - we're lacing up the skates and bringing it downtown. Rock 'n' Skate returns to the ice rink on Fountain Square, Friday, Jan. 25th from 7-11pm. You skate, we cra...
Posted by woxy.com on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:53:00 PST

VIDEO: Jukebox the Ghost In The Lounge!

Check out this video: woxy.com presents Jukebox the Ghost Add to My Profile | More VideosOur friend Kevin Bayer from softcitylights.com stopped in last week and caught some footage of JUKE...
Posted by woxy.com on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:43:00 PST

WOXY.COM’s 97 Best Of 2007 countdown

Here they are -- the most played albums of the year on WOXY.COM. The countdown will re-air next Friday, again on New Year's Day, and then will be streaming for the first two weeks of January on demand...
Posted by woxy.com on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:21:00 PST

The WOXY Holiday Mixer is back!

The WOXY Holiday Mixer is up and running now through Christmas. This unique 24/7 collection of seasonal tunes is filled with vintage renditions of your holiday favorites by modern rockers from around ...
Posted by woxy.com on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:22:00 PST