WNCX

WNCX

Cleveland, Ohio United States
Broadcast area	Greater Cleveland Northeast Ohio
Frequency	98.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	98.5 WNCX
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Subchannels	HD2: Sports gambling "The Bet"
Affiliations	Cleveland Browns Radio Network United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	WDOK WKRK-FM WQAL
History
First air date	October 23, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-10-23)
Former call signs	WERE-FM (1948–1970) WGCL (1970–1986)[1]
Call sign meaning	"North Coast Express", unused slogan
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41390
Class	B
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	293 meters (961 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°20′28.00″N 81°44′24.00″W / 41.3411111°N 81.7400000°W / 41.3411111; -81.7400000
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via Audacy) (HD2)
Website	www.audacy.com/wncx

WNCX (98.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, featuring a classic rock format known as "98.5 WNCX". Owned by Audacy, Inc., WNCX serves Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio as a co-flagship station for the Cleveland Browns Radio Network and the Cleveland affiliate for Little Steven's Underground Garage.

The WNCX studios are located at the Halle Building in Downtown Cleveland, while the station transmitter resides in the Cleveland suburb of North Royalton. Besides a standard analog transmission, WNCX broadcasts over two HD Radio channels,^[3] and is available online via Audacy.