4, 2009, WXKS split from the simulcast with WKOX and flipped to Spanish-language Top 40, branded "Mia 1430," using the format from Premium Choice. The two stations then swapped call letters on March 1, 2010, as part of 1200 AM's transition to a conservative talk format. The conservative talk format that had been on WXKS reappeared on WKOX in 2015. WXKS had given up the format in 2012, and the two stations that had bought the programming that had been on WXKS, WRKO (The Rush Limbaugh Show) and WMEX (The Sean Hannity Show and the Glenn Beck Radio Program), discontinued the shows in two separate moves in 2015. WKOX confirmed the news on June 25, 2015, with the station opting for the Premiere Networks conservative talk lineup (which, in addition to Hannity, Limbaugh, and Beck's programs, included Buck Sexton and Jason Lewis) plus a tape-delayed broadcast of Westwood One's The Mark Levin Show; overnight and morning drive programming was supplied by Fox Sports Radio. While conservative talk shows were on the air, national news from Fox News Radio was heard at the beginning of each hour. On November 1, 2017, iHeartMedia disclosed that it was selling WKOX to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ownership limits following its proposed acquisition of WBZ, WRKO, WKAF, and WZLX. The move comes due to the merger of CBS Radio and Entercom, with both companies needing to divest stations to different owners to meet ownership limits and revenue concentration limits set by the FCC and the Department of Justice. The divestment into the trust was completed on December 19. On March 1, 2018, iHeartMedia moved the conservative talk format back to WXKS; WKOX then switched to a Spanish-language hit music format and revived the "Rumba" branding. On April 30, 2020, iHeartMedia announced that the trust would be donating WKOX to Delmarva Educational Association. On August 11, 2020, after the sale closed, WKOX flipped to gospel music as "1430 The Light." iHeart would revive the "Rumba" branding and Spanish CHR format on WKAF (now WZRM) in May 2021. On March 29, 2021, WKOX changed its format to Spanish Christian, branded as "Buenas Nuevas Radio". HD Radio WKOX is currently broadcasting on HD IBOC Radio. The station also broadcast on HD2 signal of sister station WBWL until December 19, 2017. Previous logo References External links Radio stations established in 1952 KOX Medford, Massachusetts Mass media in