

However, a fire destroyed the small studio/transmitter building around 1977, thus WELX and WHBM both went silent.īoth stations along with WERM were sold in 1978 to separate owners with WELX (now southern gospel WGNZ) owned by L&D Broadcasting and WHBM sold to Ohio Broadcast Associates becoming Top-40 formatted WDJX, using the "Xenia/ Fairborn/Beavercreek" top of hour ID giving FM competition to Dayton's WING (AM). Both stations miraculously survived the April 3, 1974, tornado which ravaged Xenia and nearby Beavercreek. Both stations eventually operated from the WELX transmitter site adjacent to U.S. WELX began operations several years later. WHBM_FM, began operations first in 1962 from the second floor above "The Dutch Oven" bakery on North Detroit St., in Xenia. WELX and WHBM began operations in the late 1960s with a middle of the road format, then switching in the early 1970s to progressive jazz and soul gospel. WHBM was the FM sister station to AM station WELX in Xenia and WERM in Wapakoneta. Miller", the station's owner and general manager. WZDA began as WHBM on June 18, 1962, under license to Xenia, Ohio the WHBM call letters stood for "Harry B. Cozy up to the fire and press play on radio stations like “ iHeartChristmas,” “ North Pole Radio” or “ iHeartChristmas Classics.” Or jump in the car and head off to do your Christmas shopping while jamming out to “ Club Jam Christmas” or “ iHeartChristmas R&B.”Īre you excited for the upcoming holiday season? Over here at iHeartRadio, we definitely are.WZDA's HD Radio Channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD. Check out the selections from the kings and queens of Christmas pop like “ Curated By: Michael Buble,” “ Curated By: Kaskade” and “ Curated By: Mariah Carey.”Īnd, as always, iHeartRadio is here for your holiday radio station needs, too. IHeartRadio is also here with a couple curated celebrity and artist playlists. Check out all of your holiday playlist options on iHeartRadio! If you’re interested in a specific genre of Christmas-themed music, we’ve got “ iHeartChristmas Country,” “ Jazz Christmas” and “ iHeartChristmas Rock” playlists.

Or, for those of you that are looking for a new take on the older classics, check out the “ Christmas Contemporary” or “ Christmas Blues” playlists. We’ve got the standard “ Christmas Classical” playlist.
