WNEX-FM

WNEX-FM is a radio station serving the middle Georgia area with a Oldies music format. Licensed to Perry, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Macon, Georgia area, broadcasting on FM frequency 100.9 MHz and is owned by Register Communications.

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Coordinates: 32°33′22″N 83°44′13″W / 32.556°N 83.737°W / 32.556; -83.737

WNEX

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WNEX (AM)

WNEX is a radio station in Macon, Georgia, owned by Register Communications. WNEX operates on an assigned frequency of 1400 kHz. It is currently a talk radio station.

History

WNEX-AM signed on the air April 20, 1945, as an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. In addition to Mutual programming, the station's format included country music, local personalities and newscasts. The station was started by Al Lowe Sr., his brother Ed Lowe, Peyton Anderson and Ellsworth Hall. Charlie "Peanut" Faircloth (1927-2010) was one of the first announcers. Faircloth hosted "Farm Frolics", a show for the early morning risers. He would also entertain listeners on "Hillbilly Hit Parade" airing daily at 12:15pm. On Saturday nights, he could be heard on a show called "Heaps of Corn". By 1948, Faircloth's "Hoedown Party" was airing nationwide on the Mutual network. Del Ward Napier Leslie, who for many years was the popular host of "Date With Del" on WMAZ-TV, began her broadcasting career at WNEX, hosting "Across the Breakfast Table". Another early announcer was Marion Bragg, who said in a 1980 interview that he was on air when the station signed on in 1945. The story goes that shortly before the station was to sign on, the FCC asked owner Al Lowe Sr. if he had call letters in mind, he looked down at a partially covered box of Kleenex on his desk and said, yes, "WNEX."