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===WAXO===
WAXO first signed on the air on November 4, 1962; the first voice heard was that of [[Paul Weyrich]]. The station's effective radiated power then was 3,500&nbsp;watts, broadcasting from a transmitter and {{convert|143|ft|m|adj=on}} tower at 6400 67th Street and studios in the Isermann Building at 616 56th Street in downtown [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]. In 1966, WAXO built new AM/FM studios at the transmitter/tower location, and moved operations there. The building is now a medical facility, though the WAXO tower supports remain on the grounds.

WAXO was Kenosha's second modern-day radio station after [[WLIP]] and was billed as "The new voice of a new and greater Kenosha". WAXO's first station manager was longtime broadcaster Roy Ambrose of [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin]]; [[Paul Weyrich]] was the first program director and Don Jensen was the first news director. Subsequent station managers included Richard Blaha and Darrell Gorr. In a late-1968 promotional stunt, WAXO announcer Gary Anderson held a record for constant on-air broadcast duties by performing an air shift of 96.9&nbsp;hours.

Service Broadcasting Corporation owned WAXO between 1962 and June 14, 1969. Arnold Johnson was president, Dr. Robert Heller was executive vice-president, and John E. Malloy Esq. was secretary-treasurer.

The company had always intended to operate an AM radio station, and there was an available AM frequency allocation on 1500&nbsp;kilohertz. However, there were competing interests for the AM license, most notably from neighboring [[Zion, Illinois]], which had lost its 50,000–watt radio station in a 1930s fire. After lengthy testimony the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) decided to grant the [[AM 1500]] license to the Zion-Benton Broadcasting Company of Zion (principals: Billie Bicket and family), and the station became WZBN, signing on the air on September 19, 1967. After that, Service Broadcasting decided to sell WAXO, and competition developed for the licensed 96.9 FM frequency from broadcasting interests in both Zion and [[Racine, Wisconsin]]. The owners of WZBN in Zion were the successful applicants, and paid $250,000 for WAXO. Within weeks a lightning strike destroyed the transmitter and WAXO's new owners were granted permission for an increase in power to 10,000&nbsp;watts horizontal and 8,100&nbsp;watts vertical and a new {{convert|500|ft|m|adj=on}} antenna tower at [[Dexter's Corner, Wisconsin]].