WKRR

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In November 1948, WGWR-FM signed on as the sister station to WGWR (1260 AM). At first, WGWR-FM simulcast WGWR. From the late 1960s until 1984, the station played country music with the WCSE call sign. On April 4, 1984, the call sign was changed to WRLT.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=16892&Callsign=WKRR |title=Call Sign History [WKRR] |website=fcc.gov |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=June 28, 2017}} It played a "light" soft adult contemporary format.

The station's call sign was changed to WKRR on October 11, 1985. FM pioneer James Dick bought the station and made his son, Allen, station manager. Under Allen's watch, it became one of the highest-rated stations in the Triad. Allen took over the company after his father retired in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://dickbroadcasting.com/history |title=The History of Dick Broadcasting |website=dickbroadcasting.com |access-date=April 22, 2020}} Though WSEZ was already playing album oriented rock (AOR) when Rock 92 started, that station did not last. WKRR evolved to classic rock in the early 1990s,{{cn|date=April 2023}} changing its name to Classic Rock 92 when other rock stations began competing.{{cite news |last=Sprouse |first=Catherine |title=Rock 'n a hard place |work=Triad Business News |date=September 22, 1994 |page=1 }}

Dick Broadcasting sold off almost all of its stations to Cumulus Media in 2000, but retained WKRR and WKZL. However, years later, the licensee name still reads "Dick Broadcasting Company of Tennessee".

WKRR aired the syndicated John Boy and Billy morning show for three years, ending January 1, 1999. John Boy and Billy are syndicated from WRFX in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The station is home to the 2 Guys Named Chris Show, which airs every morning and evening on weekdays. The show is currently hosted by Chris Kelly, Chris Demm, "Biggie", and Dave Aiken. 2 Guys Named Chris is one of the most popular radio programs in central North Carolina.{{cite web |title=Radio Stations |url=https://2guysnamedchris.com/radio-stations/ |website=2 Guys Named Chris |access-date=January 15, 2021 |language=en}}

Dave Aiken was fired on July 31, 2024 as a part of significant layoffs that occurred throughout Dick Broadcasting stations in the Mid-Atlantic.

WKRR is the Triad's affiliate for the Carolina Panthers Radio Network.

WKRR is short-spaced to WXLK K92 (licensed to serve Roanoke, Virginia) as they operate on the same channel and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 96 miles as determined by FCC rules.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=f3c56971693dd1afdad89a680fece345&mc=true&r=SECTION&n=se47.4.73_1208 |title=Reference points and distance computations. 47 CFR § 73.208 |access-date=March 10, 2022}} The minimum distance between a Class C0 FM radio station (WKRR) and a Class C FM radio station (WXLK) operating on the same frequency according to current FCC rules is 175 miles.{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title47-vol4/pdf/CFR-2012-title47-vol4-sec73-207.pdf |title=Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR §73.207 (b)(1) |access-date=March 10, 2022}} Both stations use directional antennas to reduce their signals toward each other.{{cite web|url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WXLK |title=FM Query Results for WXLK |website=fcc.gov |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=March 10, 2022}} Even with this restriction, WKRR provides at least grade B coverage as far west as Charlotte, as far east as Raleigh and Fort Bragg, as far south as Rockingham and as far north as the Virginia border.{{cite web|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WKRR&service=FM |title=WKRR Coverage Map |website=radio-locator.com |access-date=April 22, 2020}}

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• {{Official website|https://rock92.com}}
• {{FM station data|16892|WKRR}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070903040344/http://www.twoguysnamedchris.com/ Two Guys Named Chris website]

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Category:Asheboro, North Carolina

Category:Radio stations established in 1948

Category:1948 establishments in North Carolina