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Broadcast area | LaSalle / Ottawa |
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Frequency | 95.3 MHz |
Branding | 95.3 Jack FM |
Programming | |
Format | Variety hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | |
WCMY | |
History | |
First air date | August 15, 1964 [2] [3] |
Former call signs | WOLI (1964–1976) [4] |
Former frequencies | 98.3 MHz (1964–1975) [4] |
Technical information [5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 70304 |
Class | A |
ERP | 4,300 watts |
HAAT | 61 meters (200 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
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. [6] It is owned by NRG Media. [1]
The station began broadcasting on August 15, 1964, as WOLI, and broadcast at 98.3 MHz. [2] [3] [4] WOLI aired a MOR format. [3] By 1975, the station had begun airing a rock/ top 40 format. [7] In 1975, the station's frequency was changed to 95.3 MHz, and in September 1976, its call sign was changed to WRKX. [4]
By 1977, the station had begun airing a country music format. [8] The station continued airing a country music format into the 1980s. [9] By 1985, the station had begun airing an adult contemporary format. [10] In August 1991, the station's format was changed to classic rock. [11]
In early 1993, the station's format was changed to hot AC. [12] The station was branded "K95.3", "The River". [13] [14] By 2010, the station's format had changed to adult hits, as "95.3 SAM FM", [15] [16] 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". [17]
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Broadcast area | LaSalle / Ottawa |
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Frequency | 95.3 MHz |
Branding | 95.3 Jack FM |
Programming | |
Format | Variety hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | |
WCMY | |
History | |
First air date | August 15, 1964 [2] [3] |
Former call signs | WOLI (1964–1976) [4] |
Former frequencies | 98.3 MHz (1964–1975) [4] |
Technical information [5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 70304 |
Class | A |
ERP | 4,300 watts |
HAAT | 61 meters (200 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
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. [6] It is owned by NRG Media. [1]
The station began broadcasting on August 15, 1964, as WOLI, and broadcast at 98.3 MHz. [2] [3] [4] WOLI aired a MOR format. [3] By 1975, the station had begun airing a rock/ top 40 format. [7] In 1975, the station's frequency was changed to 95.3 MHz, and in September 1976, its call sign was changed to WRKX. [4]
By 1977, the station had begun airing a country music format. [8] The station continued airing a country music format into the 1980s. [9] By 1985, the station had begun airing an adult contemporary format. [10] In August 1991, the station's format was changed to classic rock. [11]
In early 1993, the station's format was changed to hot AC. [12] The station was branded "K95.3", "The River". [13] [14] By 2010, the station's format had changed to adult hits, as "95.3 SAM FM", [15] [16] 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". [17]