WRKR

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WRKR

| logo = WRKR-FM.jpg

| city = Portage, Michigan

| area = [https://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WRKR&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]

| branding = 107.7 The Rocker

| frequency = 107.7 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| airdate = October 17, 1988

| format = Classic rock

| erp = 50,000 watts

| haat = 148 meters

| class = B

| facility_id = 14657

| callsign_meaning = W The RocKeR

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations = Compass Media Networks

| owner = Townsquare Media

| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC

| sister_stations = WKFR-FM, WKMI

| webcast = [https://wrkr.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]

| website = [https://www.wrkr.com/ wrkr.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WRKR (107.7 FM, "The Rocker") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format, consisting of classic album-oriented rock tracks from the late 1960s through the early 2000s. Licensed to Portage, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1988.

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 stations from Cumulus Media, including WRKR, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.{{cite news|title=Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/121835/official-cumulus-buys-dial-global-spins-some-stati|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=August 30, 2013}}{{cite news|title=Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84851/are-these-the-markets-in-the-cumulustownsquaredial-global-deal/|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=RadioInsight|date=August 30, 2013}} The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.{{cite news|title=Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/124346/cumulus-townsquare-peak-deal-closes|access-date=November 16, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=November 15, 2013}}

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