WCKR
WCKR (92.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Hornell, New York, United States, the station serves the Canisteo Valley area. The station is currently owned by PMJ Communications, Inc., a company controlled by the estate of Kevin Doran, who owned the station (along with AM counterpart WLEA) from the early 1990s until his death in 2015.[1]
| City | Hornell, New York |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Elmira-Corning area |
| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
| Branding | Fun 92.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot AC |
| Affiliations | PMJ Communications |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Estate of Kevin Doran (Pmj Communications, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WLEA |
| History | |
| First air date | June 1981 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 52842 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,550 watts |
| HAAT | 155 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°20′38″N 77°37′36″W |
| Links | |
| Website | fun921.com |
For most of its history on air, WCKR was a country music station, a format it abandoned in May 2017 in favor of top 40. On February 1, 2020 WCKR changed their format from pop music to sports, branded as "92.1 The Team". The station acknowledged that the 2020 format flip was strictly financial, as they could no longer afford to pay royalties to play music. On August 14, 2020 WCKR relaunched the Fun 92.1 branding and its hot AC format six months later.[2]
The transmitter facilities are located on Tobes Hill, 1,978' amsl.
References
- "WCKR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- WCKR Flips to Sports Radioinsight - February 2, 2020
External links
- WCKR in the FCC's FM station database
- WCKR on Radio-Locator
- WCKR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database