WNSX

Maine businessman Scott Hogg was granted a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission to build a new FM station at 97.7 in the mid-1990s. It used the call sign WAKN before making it to the air.^[4]

The station signed on in 1999 as WNSX.^[5] It originally simulcast its then-sister station WMDI (now WBKA).

In 2001, the station was purchased by Clear Channel Communications for $1.1 million. It began simulcasting the classic rock format of its sister station 101.7 WFZX. WNSX later flipped to a sports radio format, carrying Fox Sports Radio for several years before returning to a simulcast of WFZX.

In 2005, the station was sold to Stony Creek Broadcasting, with Mark L. Osborne as managing member. The cost was $800,000.^[6] WNSX then switched to its current format of classic hits, originally focusing on soft to mid-tempo classic rock artists from the 1960s to 1980s. In 2022, 1990s music was slowly being added to the playlist. In 2024, the station began adding more pop-leaning artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Prince to its playlist while retaining its focus on classic rock artists. In 2025, 2000s music was slowly being added to the playlist.^[7]

In 2024, the station was sold to Codin Broadcasting, LLC.^[8]

• Facility details for Facility ID 66712 (WNSX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WNSX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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