WRKX

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WRKX
WRKX 95.3JACKFM logo.jpg
Broadcast area LaSalle / Ottawa
Frequency 95.3 MHz
Branding95.3 Jack FM
Programming
Format Variety hits
Ownership
Owner
WCMY
History
First air date
August 15, 1964 [2] [3]
Former call signs
WOLI (1964-1976) [4]
Former frequencies
98.3 MHz (1964-1975) [4]
Technical information
Facility ID 70304
Class A
ERP 4,300 watts
HAAT 61 meters (200 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website WRKX Online

WRKX (95.3 FM, "Jack FM") is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Ottawa, Illinois, the station covers Northern Illinois, including LaSalle, and Ottawa. [5] It is owned by NRG Media. [1]

Contents

History

The station began broadcasting on August 15, 1964, as WOLI, and broadcast at 98.3 MHz. [2] [3] [4] WOLI aired a MOR format. [3] By 1975, the station had begun airing a rock/top 40 format. [6] In 1975, the station's frequency was changed to 95.3 MHz, and in September 1976, its call sign was changed to WRKX. [4]

By 1977, the station had begun airing a country music format. [7] The station continued airing a country music format into the 1980s. [8] By 1985, the station had begun airing an adult contemporary format. [9] In August 1991, the station's format was changed to classic rock. [10]

In early 1993, the station's format was changed to hot AC. [11] The station was branded "K95.3", "The River". [12] [13] By 2010, the station's format had changed to adult hits, as "95.3 SAM FM", [14] [15] carrying Westwood One's S.A.M.: Simply About Music programming until the discontinuation of the network in August 2015, at which point the station became "95.3 Jack FM". [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 Stations WRKX - FM Accessed May 11, 2010
  2. 1 2 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook , Broadcasting, 1965. p. B-51. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook , Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-66. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 History Cards for WRKX, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ WRKX Coverage Area Accessed May 11, 2010
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 , Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-59. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 , Broadcasting, 1977. p. C-66. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-82. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-85. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 33. August 19, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 10 No. 9. March 3, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ "About Us". WCMY. Archived from the original on October 2, 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ "95-3 The River - Your At Work Station". 95.3 The River. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ "WCMY - Ottawa, IL". Ottawaradio.net. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  15. ↑ The Radio Book . 2009-2010. p. 212. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Westwood One Signs Off 'SAM-FM'", All Access Music Group. August 31, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

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