WXRR
WXRR (104.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, the station serves the Laurel-Hattiesburg area. The station is currently owned by Blakeney Communications.[2][3]
 | |
| City | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Laurel-Hattiesburg |
| Frequency | 104.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Rock 104 |
| Slogan | The Station That Rocks the Pine Belt |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock HD2: Rhythmic oldies "97.7 The Groove" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blakeney Communications |
| History | |
| First air date | 1967 (as WHSY-FM) |
| Former call signs | WHSY-FM (1967-1995) |
| Call sign meaning | WXXX Rock and Roll, (WXXX was area[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 29549 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°25′52″N 89°8′51″W |
| Translator(s) | 97.7 W249AO (WXRR-HD2) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | rock104fm.com |
The station's previous call letters were WHSY as Y104 a Rock format when it was owned by Charlie Holt. The station was purchased in 1994 by Blakeney Communications. In its present form, the station signed on for the first time April 1, 1995.
Programming
The Morning Crew on Rock 104 is the most listened-to local morning radio show in the Laurel-Hattiesburg market, and is currently the longest-running locally produced morning radio program in the market, having been on the air since 2002. Composed of Tom Colt, Flyin' Bryan Hicks, Tanner Watson and previously Andy Webb. "The Morning Crew" can be heard live each weekday morning from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM, with a "Best Of" pre-show hour weekdays at 5:00 AM. The Morning Crew on Rock 104 were awarded the "Mississippi Association of Broadcasters' Radio Personalities of the Year" title in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 (2010 being the last year the MAB gave out the award). The show's signature features include "News Not Making the News", the "Stupid Question of the Day", and Andy's acerbically funny truck-driving uncle, "Ray Wallbanger". Each day's show also allows "The Morning Crew" to offer their take on (and often irreverently skewer) the day's local and national news headlines.
WXRR is currently in a multi-year contract as the flagship station for The University of Southern Mississippi football and men's basketball. In addition to carrying live coverage of the football and basketball teams' games, WXRR also airs talk shows with the head coaches of the teams.
Birthplace of rock and roll
The station often identifies itself as "broadcasting from the birthplace of rock & roll." Hattiesburg was home to The Graves Brothers, Blind Roosevelt Graves and Uaroy Graves, who, along with piano player Cooney Vaughn, recorded two songs in 1936 that featured "fully formed rock & roll guitar riffs and a stomping rock & roll beat."[4]
References
- "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- "WXRR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WXRR Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- Rolling Stone Magazine (November 10, 1992). Illustrated History of Rock and Roll. Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-73728-5.
External links
- WXRR in the FCC's FM station database
- WXRR on Radio-Locator
- WXRR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database