WRXR-FM
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| Broadcast area | Chattanooga metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 105.5MHz(HD Radio) |
| Branding | Rock 105 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Active rock |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 8, 1966[1] |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72375 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,800watts |
| HAAT | 184 meters (604 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°57′22″N85°17′31″W/ 34.956°N 85.292°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live(viaAudacy) |
| Website | www |
WRXR-FM(105.5MHz) is a commercialradio stationlicensed toRossville, Georgia,United States, broadcasting to theChattanooga, Tennessee,area. WRXR broadcasts anactive rockmusic format branded as "Rock 105". WRXR was the second station in Chattanooga to start broadcasting inHD radio.It is owned byAudacy, Inc.Its studios are located on Old Lee Road in Chattanooga, and its transmitter is located in Rossville.
History
[edit]The station was originally known as WOWE and played rock and heavy metal music under the name "Rock 105". The station changed call letters to WLMX in December 1986 and went under the name "Lite Mix 105".
On September 15, 1999,Cumulus Broadcastingchanged WLMX back to "Rock 105, The Rock of Chattanooga". Sammy George, Cumulus market manager, described the new active rock format as "radio with an attitude." Artists includedMetallica,Pearl Jam,AC/DCandNirvana.Programming also includedNASCARandLex and Terryin the morning. The other Cumulus stations at that time wereWUSY,WKXJ,WLMX (AM),&WLOV.[3][4]
In 2000, Cumulus announced it would buy 11 radio stations in 4 markets fromiHeartMedia(then known as Clear Channel Communications) in exchange for 25 radio stations in 5 markets plus cash as a part of that company's merger with AMFM Incorporated.
On November 1, 2017,iHeartMediaannounced that WRXR, along with all of their sister stations in Chattanooga andRichmond,would be sold toEntercomas part of that company's merger withCBS Radio.[5]The sale was completed on December 19, 2017.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009(PDF).2009. p. D-165.RetrievedNovember 16,2018.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WRXR-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Cumulus Media Continues Expansion".Business Wire.1998-08-20.Retrieved2010-12-13.
- ^"Cumulus Media Starts New Year by Completing Several Acquisitions".Business Wire.1999-01-25.Retrieved2010-12-13.
- ^"Entercom Trades Boston & Seattle Spin-Offs to iHeartMedia for Richmond & Chattanooga".November 2017.
- ^"Consummation Notice".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.December 19, 2017.RetrievedDecember 21,2017.
External links
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- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 72375 (WRXR-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WRXR-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database