WRKX
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]
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City | Ottawa, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | LaSalle / Ottawa |
Frequency | 95.3 MHz |
Branding | 95.3 Jack FM |
Slogan | Playing What We Want |
Programming | |
Format | Variety hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | NRG Media[1] (NRG License Sub, LLC) |
Sister stations | 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 |
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]
References
- Stations WRKX - FM Accessed May 11, 2010
- 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1965. p. B-51. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-66. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- History Cards for WRKX, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- WRKX Coverage Area Accessed May 11, 2010
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-59. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1977, Broadcasting, 1977. p. C-66. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-82. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-85. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 33. August 19, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 10 No. 9. March 3, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "About Us". WCMY. Archived from the original on October 2, 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "95-3 The River - Your At Work Station". 95.3 The River. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "WCMY - Ottawa, IL". Ottawaradio.net. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- The Radio Book. 2009-2010. p. 212. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "Westwood One Signs Off 'SAM-FM'", All Access Music Group. August 31, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
External links
- Jack FM 95.3 Facebook
- WRKX's website
- WRKX in the FCC's FM station database
- WRKX on Radio-Locator
- WRKX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database