WRKX

WRKX
City Ottawa, Illinois
Broadcast area LaSalle / Ottawa
Branding 95.3 Jack FM
Slogan Playing What We Want
Frequency 95.3 MHz
First air date August 15, 1964[1][2]
Format Variety hits
ERP 4,300 watts
HAAT 61 meters (200 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 70304
Former callsigns WOLI (1964-1976)[3]
Former frequencies 98.3 MHz (1964-1975)[3]
Owner NRG Media[4]
(NRG License Sub, LLC)
Sister stations WCMY
Webcast Listen Live
Website WRKX Online

WRKX (95.3 FM, "Jack FM") is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Ottawa, Illinois, the station covers Northern Illinois, including LaSalle, and Ottawa.[5] It is owned by NRG Media.[4]

History

The station began broadcasting on August 15, 1964, as WOLI, and broadcast at 98.3 MHz.[1][2][3] WOLI aired a MOR format.[2] By 1975, the station had begun airing a rock/top 40 format.[6] In 1975, the station's frequency was changed to 95.3 MHz, and in September 1976, its call sign was changed to WRKX.[3]

By 1977, the station had begun airing a country music format.[7] The station continued airing a country music format into the 1980s.[8] By 1985, the station had begun airing an adult contemporary format.[9] In August 1991, the station's format was changed to classic rock.[10]

In early 1993, the station's format was changed to hot AC.[11] The station was branded "K95.3", "The River".[12][13] By 2010, the station's format had changed to adult hits, as "95.3 SAM FM",[14][15] carrying Westwood One's S.A.M.: Simply About Music programming until the discontinuation of the network in August 2015, at which point the station became "95.3 Jack FM".[16]

References

  1. 1 2 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1965. p. B-51. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-66. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 History Cards for WRKX, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Stations WRKX - FM Accessed May 11, 2010
  5. ↑ WRKX Coverage Area Accessed May 11, 2010
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-59. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977, Broadcasting, 1977. p. C-66. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-82. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-85. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 33. August 19, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 10 No. 9. March 3, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ "About Us". WCMY. Archived from the original on October 2, 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ "95-3 The River - Your At Work Station". 95.3 The River. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ "WCMY - Ottawa, IL". Ottawaradio.net. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  15. ↑ The Radio Book. 2009-2010. p. 212. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Westwood One Signs Off 'SAM-FM'", All Access Music Group. August 31, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

Coordinates: 41°22′59″N 88°51′18″W / 41.383°N 88.855°W / 41.383; -88.855

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