WXRL

WXRL is an AM radio station located in Lancaster, New York, serving the greater Buffalo market. The station is owned and operated by the family of Ramblin' Lou Schriver, a well known local country music performer, under the name Dome Broadcasting Inc.

WXRL
CityLancaster, New York
Broadcast areaBuffalo
Branding"WXRL"
SloganBuffalo's Hometown, Family Owned-and-Operated Radio Station
Frequency1300 kHz
Translator(s)W238DD (95.5 mHz, Lancaster)
First air date1965
FormatClassic country
Power5,000 watts day
2,500 watts night
ClassB
Transmitter coordinates42°52′58″N 78°37′54″W
Call sign meaningWX Ramblin' Lou
OwnerFamily of Ramblin' Lou Schriver
(Dome Broadcasting Inc.)
WebsiteWXRL.com

History

WXRL signed on in 1965 as WMMJ. The station had been founded by Stan Jasinski, a local media mogul known most famously for his polka broadcasts; polka has been a fixture of the station's format since its inception. When Jasinski shifted his focus to television and started up WUTV in 1970, he sold the radio station to Schriver, who owned the station for the rest of his life and installed what was then the first country music station in Western New York. When more modern country stations such as WYRK and WNUC started reaching the airwaves in the early 1990s, Schriver, like numerous other AM country stations, maintained a classic country format. Schriver died January 17, 2016 from heart failure; he was 86.[1] His family and heirs continue to own and operate the station.

As of October 23, 2018, after a long process with the FCC, WXRL can also be heard on 95.5 FM. The station's format did not change with the addition of the new translator.

Programs

Local hosts include Ron Dombrowski, Matty K and Lynn Carol Schriver. Scott Cleveland was a longtime on-air personality with the station until his death in 2015, as was Ramblin' Lou Schriver himself (reruns of his "Old Country Church" program continue to be posthumously broadcast on the station).

Syndicated programs include the Renfro Valley Gatherin', Classic Country Today with Keith Bilbrey and "Country Music Greats" with Jim Ed Brown. WXRL is an affiliate of CBS Radio News.

The station has the "Drive Time Polkas" show from 5 till 7 pm Monday thru Saturday and also devotes a large portion of its weekend programming to polka music.

The station also airs some local sports programming, predominantly from Lancaster High School.

This station does not stream on the Internet.

References
  1. Kunz-Goldman, Mary (January 18, 2016). Ramblin' Lou Schriver, soul of country music in WNY, has died. The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 18, 2016.


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