WXLK-FM

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WXLK-FM

City of license	Roanoke, Virginia
Broadcast area	Roanoke Salem Lynchburg New River Valley
Branding	K92, K92 Radio, K-92, K92 FM, 92.3FM K92
Slogan	Virginia's #1 Hit Music Station
First air date	Dec. 31, 1979, 6pm
Frequency	92.3 MHZ
Format	Top 40
ERP	93,000 watts
Class	C
Owner	Mel Wheeler, Inc.
Website	k92radio.com

WXLK-FM / K92 (aka K92 Radio, K92-FM) is a Top 40 radio station serving the Roanoke - Lynchburg and the New River Valley area of Virginia and West Virginia, in the United States. WXLK has an ERP of 93,000 watts, with a tower located on Poor Mountain. Also WXLK currently ranks 4th in the Arbitron ratings for the Roanoke-Lynchburg radio market. The station is owned by Mel Wheeler, Inc., along with "94.9 Star Country", "Q99", "ViBE100" and WFIR-AM located in the same market.

It is interesting to know that WXLK deals with a tremendous amount of interference, especially in the Martinsville, Virginia area, from co-channel WKRR-FM which broadcasts out of Asheboro, North Carolina. The two stations are only 130 miles apart, and WKRR broadcasts with an Effective Radiated Power of 100,000 watts. Also interesting K92 has maintained it's Top 40 format for over 26 years.

K92's main competitor in the market is WJJS. In 1998 WJJS began a serious challenge to take on K92 in a battle that would last for nearly seven years. WJJS shifted from their Rhythmic Top 40 format to Top 40 Mainstream.

Contents 1 History 2 Programming 2.1 Monday-Friday 2.2 Weekends 3 External links

[edit] History

• Mel Wheeler, Inc. bought the station in 1997, along with WSLC-FM, WSLQ-FM, and WFIR-AM
• History of WXLK-FM

[edit] Programming

[edit] Monday-Friday

• The K92 Mornin' Thang (5:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

• Kevin Scott (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

• Kidd Carter (12:00 PM - 3:00 PM)

• Bob Patrick (3:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

• Tater (7:00 PM - 12:00 AM)

• No DJ on air (12:00 AM - 5:00 AM)

[edit] Weekends

• Nigel (Saturdays 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

• Bob Patrick (Saturdays 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

• Ryan O'Brian (Saturdays 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

• Open House Party (Saturdays 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM)

• Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 (Sundays 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

• Tater (Sundays 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM)

• Kidd Carter (Sundays 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

• MTV's TRL Countdown (Sundays 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM)

[edit] External links

• Official K92 Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WXLK
• WXLK-FM on Radio-locator.com
• Wheeler Broadcasting.com
• History of WXLK-FM
• Listen Live to WXLK-FM
• See What's Playing on WXLK-FM