WROX-FM

WROX-FM is an alternative rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Exmore, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore of Virginia.[1] WROX-FM is owned and operated by Sinclair Telecable, Inc.[4] WROX's studios are located on Waterside Drive in Downtown Norfolk, and its transmitter is located in Cape Charles.

WROX-FM
CityExmore, Virginia
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Eastern Shore of Virginia
Frequency96.1 FM MHz
Branding96X
SloganIndependent. Rock. Alternative.
Programming
FormatAlternative rock[1]
Ownership
OwnerSinclair Telecable, Inc.
Sister stationsWNOB, WNIS, WTAR, WUSH, WUSH-HD2
History
First air date1986 (as WIAV)[2]
Former call signsWIAV (1986-1988)
WKSV (1988-1991)
WMYA (1991-1993)[3]
Call sign meaningW ROX
"rocks"
Technical information
Facility ID60479
ClassB
Power23,000 watts
HAAT220 meters (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°15′45.0″N 76°0′45.0″W
Links
WebcastWROX-FM Webstream
WebsiteWROX-FM Online

History

The station signed on in 1986. Though it initially was planned to be a classical music station as WWGH, it instead signed on as WIAV, "Wave 96", with a Top 40/CHR format. It was then co-owned with WVAB (1550 AM).[5]

Bishop L.E. Willis later bought the two stations and then bought 92.1, later spinning off WVAB. It then shifted to a dance-leaning CHR as WKSV, "Kiss 96", in December 1988. Six months later, in May 1989, it flipped to Christian after WXRI was sold.[6][7]

WROX on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS. WROX Broadcast in HD on WUSH HD2 From 2014-2016 [8]

On June 21, 1991, WKSV adopted WMYK's urban format as 'Touch 96' and adopted the call letters WMYA on August 5, 1991.[9][10]

In October 1993, Willis sold the station to current owner Sinclair Telecable. Shortly after the sale, WMYA flipped to its current format and "96X" branding on October 25.[11]

In 1995, in order to fill a coverage gap in the core portion of Hampton Roads, they put their new 250 watt translator at 106.1 MHz (W291AE) on the air; it was best heard in downtown Norfolk to help eliminate signal dropout in the downtown area. The translator existed until 2004, when WUSH was born.[12]

On June 24, 2019, WROX-FM shifted its format from alternative rock to adult album alternative, still branded as "96X".[13]

On June 29, 2020, 96X quietly changed its format back to alternative rock in the midst of iHeartRadio's abrupt format flip of WNOH, launching an African American-oriented national news radio network.

References
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-572. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. "WROX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1987/B2-BC-YB-1987.pdf
  6. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1989/B-2%20Radio%20Neb%20to%20Terr%201989-5.pdf
  7. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-Radio-NE-Terr-BC-YB-1990.pdf
  8. https://soundcloud.com/bbabybear02/96x-toth-id-2015
  9. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1991/RR-1991-06-28.pdf
  10. WMYK K94 - Final Hour of Urban Format - 1991
  11. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1993/RR-1993-10-29.pdf
  12. http://hamptonroads.vartv.com/
  13. 96X Norfolk Moves Towards AAA Radioinsight - June 25, 2019


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