WOKR (AM)

WOKR (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Canandaigua, New York, United States, the station is owned by Tim Stratton, through licensee 1310 FLX Radio, Inc.[1]

WOKR
CityCanandaigua, New York
Broadcast areaEast side of Rochester
BrandingWOKR 1310
SloganCanandaigua's New Classic Country Station
Frequency1310 kHz
Translator(s)See § Translators
First air dateApril 5, 1997 (as WCGR)
FormatClassic country
Power1,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
ClassB
Facility ID88676
Transmitter coordinates42°53′20″N 77°19′9″W
Call sign meaninghomage to WOKR-TV
Former call signsWCGR (1997-1998)
WRSB (1998-2017)
OwnerTim stratton and Stratton Radio Broadcasting Company, LLC
(1310 FLX Radio, Inc)
Sister stationsWRSB, WDNY, WDNY-FM
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteClassicCountryWOKR.com

History

The station went on the air as WCGR on October 14, 1997. On October 5, 1998, the station changed its call sign to WRSB;[2] it operated intermittently throughout the 1990s and 2000s.

The station was acquired by Genesee Media Corporation on June 8, 2013 at a price of $450,000. The station added high-quality C-QUAM AM stereo broadcasting in October 2013. It swapped call signs with its simulcast partner on August 1, 2017, taking on the call sign WOKR. The station formerly broadcast on 105.5 FM (W288CS), but Genesee Media Corporation sold the FM translator to Bluelight Communications for a price of $650,000, and launched an Urban/R&B station on the translator.

The 105.5 translator was replaced by Genesee Media Corporation by translator W258BH (97.5 FM).[3]

On September 21, 2017, WOKR changed formats from sports to talk and the 97.5 translator switched to a simulcast of sister station WRSB 1590 AM Brockport (which in turn flipped to Spanish).[4] The new format contained a collection of shows from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Bloomberg Radio and Radio America.

On November 12, 2018, WOKR changed formats to classic country and added FM translator W238DG (95.5).[5] An agreement to sell the station to Timothy Stratton (owner of WYLF) was struck in October 2019.[6]

Translators
Broadcast translators of WOKR (AM) (Main Programming)
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W238DG95.5Canandaigua, New York20266225049 m (161 ft)D42°53′20″N 77°19′9″WFCC

References
  1. "WOKR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WOKR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/167959/bluelight-communications-bringing-another-urban-to
  4. New Talker Debuts in Rochester Radioinsight - September 21, 2017
  5. WOKR Flips to Classic Country Radioinisght - November 19, 2018
  6. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181163/station-sales-week-of-10-18/
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