WRXK-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WRXK-FM
| logo = WRXK 96k-rock logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Bonita Springs, Florida
| area = Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island - Southwest Florida
| branding = 96 K-Rock
| frequency = 96.1 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| subchannels = HD2: Sports (WBCN simulcast)
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1974|9|1}} (as 95.9 WLEQ)
| format = Mainstream rock
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = 341 meters (1,119 ft)
| class = C
| facility_id = 73976
| callsign_meaning = Rock
| former_callsigns = WLEQ (1974–1986)
| affiliations = Miami Dolphins
| owner = Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.
| licensee = Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = WBCN, WJPT, WWCN, WXKB
| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.96krock.com}}
| website = [http://www.96krock.com/ 96krock.com]
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
WRXK-FM (96.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bonita Springs, Florida, and broadcasting to the Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island area of Southwest Florida. It airs a mainstream rock format branded as "96 K-Rock". It carries Miami Dolphins football games during the NFL season. The studios are on South Tamiami Trail in Estero.
WRXK-FM is a Class C FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter tower is off Carter Road in Corkscrew, Florida.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wrxk&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WRXK] WRXK-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its digital subchannel airs sports radio programming from sister station WBCN 770 AM.
History
The station signed on the air on {{Start date and age|September 1, 1974}}.[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C%20Section%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977%20P-6.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-39. Retrieved Jan. 9, 2024.] Its original call sign was WLEQ with the branding "96 Super Q". It carried a Top 40 format. It originally broadcast on 95.9 MHz and was only powered at 3,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. In 1980, the station was re-branded as "Q-96", and affiliated with the Satellite Music Network.
In 1986, the station switched frequencies from 95.9 to 96.1 coupled with a power increase to 100,000 watts. This allowed it to cover much of Southwest Florida. It switched to a mainstream rock format. It changed its call sign to WRXK and was rebranded as "96 K-Rock".
On February 13, 2012, WRXK-FM changed its format to hot talk, branded as "96 K-Rock, Talk That Rocks". But it returned to rock on June 17, 2013, in preparation for sister station 99X's flip to ESPN programming on June 20.[http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2665948 Beasley Announces Multiple Format Changes At SW Florida Cluster]
In the 2010s, WRXK-FM carried the syndicated Bubba the Love Sponge show in morning drive time. On July 9, 2018, the Beasley Broadcast Group parted ways with Bubba. WRXK-FM began airing Dave and Chuck the Freak. That show is based at co-owned WRIF in Detroit and is syndicated to Boston, Tampa and other markets.
References
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External links
- [http://www.96krock.com/ WRXK-FM official website]
- {{FM station data|73976|WRXK-FM}}
{{Fort Myers Radio}}
{{Beasley Broadcast Group}}
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Category:Bonita Springs, Florida
Category:Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States
Category:1979 establishments in Florida
Category:Radio stations established in 1979
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