WKXR

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WKXR
Frequency 1260 kHz
Branding94.9 FM Classic Country
Programming
Format Classic country
Affiliations AP Radio, North Carolina News Network, NC State Wolfpack, Carolina Panthers
Ownership
Owner
  • Dorothy Grace Keith
  • (South Triad Broadcasting Corp.)
History
First air date
May 24, 1947;76 years ago (1947-05-24) [1]
Former call signs
WGWR (1947–1984)
Technical information
Facility ID 55102
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°43′26.00″N79°48′21.00″W / 35.7238889°N 79.8058333°W / 35.7238889; -79.8058333
Translator(s) 94.9 W235CO (Asheboro)
Links
Webcast Limited
Website wkxr.com

WKXR (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Asheboro, North Carolina, United States, the station is owned by Dorothy Grace Keith, through licensee South Triad Broadcasting Corp., and features programming from AP Radio and Jones Radio Network. [2] The station was established in 1947 as WGWR, and is simulcast on translator station W235CO (94.9 FM).

Contents

History

The station signed on May 24, 1947 [1] as WGWR. [3] It changed its call letters to WKXR on April 4, 1984. [4] When Chris Kelly of WKRR worked at WKXR as a teenager, the station's playlist included Patsy Cline, Hank Williams Jr. and Tammy Wynette. [5]

Former logo WKXR logo.jpg
Former logo

WKXR started its broadcast day at 5:00 a.m. and ended its broadcast day at 11:00 p.m. However, in recent years, WKXR has continued to broadcast from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. WKXR turns its power down at 11:00 pm, but its feed still plays on Time Warner Cable of Asheboro's channel 8, a local Public-access television cable TV channel mainly used for local bulletins.

Programming

WKXR also broadcasts live sporting events such as NASCAR racing, college football, college basketball, NFL football, and local high school sports (for Asheboro High School and Southwestern Randolph High School), in addition to American Legion Post 45 baseball, Asheboro Copperheads baseball and news from the North Carolina News Network. One of WKXR's most enduring features is the Swap Shop, a call-in show used to sell used items. WKXR plays a mix of classic country and modern country. On Sundays, WKXR carries Sunday morning worship services from local churches.

Translator

Broadcast translator for WKXR
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W235CO94.9 FM Asheboro, North Carolina 156964250D 35°43′24.5″N79°48′21.9″W / 35.723472°N 79.806083°W / 35.723472; -79.806083 (W235CO) LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-393. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ "WKXR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WGWR (WKXR) FCC history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History (WKXR)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ Jeri Rowe, "ock 92 Bucks the Trend of Syndicated Morning Shows," Greensboro News & Record, January 3, 1999, p. D1.
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