WRFX

WRFX
Kannapolis, North Carolina; United States;
Broadcast area	Charlotte/Metrolina
Frequency	99.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	99.7 The Fox
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Subchannels	HD2: Black-oriented news (Black Information Network)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	W254AZ, WEND, WHQC, WKKT, WLKO
History
First air date	September 1964; 60 years ago (as WRKB-FM)
Former call signs	WRKB-FM (1964–1982); WJZR (1982–1986); WRFX (1986–1994); WRFX-FM (1994–1995); WRFX (1995–2002); WRFX-FM (2002–2008);
Call sign meaning	"Fox"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53970
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	321 meters (1,053 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°17′13″N 80°41′46″W / 35.287°N 80.696°W
Translator(s)	HD2: 98.7 W254AZ (Belmont)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	997thefox.iheart.com

WRFX (99.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Kannapolis, North Carolina and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, it airs a classic rock radio format, and calls itself "99.7 The Fox." The radio studios and offices are on Woodridge Center Drive in South Charlotte. WRFX was the flagship station for the John Boy and Billy Big Show, a nationally syndicated morning show heard around the country.

WRFX has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts.^[2] The transmitter is off Caldwell Road in Charlotte.^[3] WRFX broadcasts using HD Radio technology; its digital subchannel carries the all news Black Information Network, which feeds FM translator W254AZ (98.7 MHz) in Belmont.^[4]