WRXK-FM

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WRXK-FM
Broadcast area Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island - Southwest Florida
Frequency 96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding96 K-Rock
Programming
Format Mainstream rock
Subchannels HD2: Sports (WBCN)
Affiliations Miami Dolphins
Ownership
Owner
WBCN, WJPT, WWCN, WXKB
History
First air date
September 1, 1974 (1974-09-01)
Former call signs
WLEQ (1974–1986)
Call sign meaning
Rock
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 73976
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 341 meters (1,119 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website 96krock.com

WRXK-FM (96.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bonita Springs, Florida, United States, and serving the Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island area of Southwest Florida. It airs a mainstream rock format branded as "96 K-Rock", and carries Miami Dolphins football games during the NFL season. The studios are on South Tamiami Trail in Estero.

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The transmitter is located off Carter Road in Corkscrew, Florida. [2] WRXK-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology; its digital subchannel is a simulcast of WBCN.

History

The station signed on the air on September 1, 1974. [3] Its original call sign was WLEQ with the branding "96 Super Q". It carried a Top 40 format. It originally broadcast on 95.9 MHz and was only powered at 3,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. In 1980, the station was re-branded as "Q-96", and affiliated with the Satellite Music Network.

In 1986, the station switched frequencies from 95.9 to 96.1 coupled with a power increase to 100,000 watts. This allowed it to cover much of Southwest Florida. It switched to a mainstream rock format. It changed its call sign to WRXK and was rebranded as "96 K-Rock".

On February 13, 2012, WRXK-FM changed its format to hot talk, branded as "96 K-Rock, Talk That Rocks". But it returned to rock on June 17, 2013, in preparation for sister station 99X's flip to ESPN programming on June 20. [4]

In the 2010s, WRXK-FM carried the syndicated Bubba the Love Sponge show in morning drive time. On July 9, 2018, the Beasley Broadcast Group parted ways with Bubba. WRXK-FM began airing Dave and Chuck the Freak. That show is based at co-owned WRIF in Detroit and is syndicated to Boston, Tampa and other markets.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WRXK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WRXK
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-39. Retrieved Jan. 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Beasley Announces Multiple Format Changes At SW Florida Cluster

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