WJRR
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| City of license | Cocoa Beach, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Orlando |
| Branding | JRR 101.1 FM |
| Slogan | Just Real Rock |
| Frequency | 101.1 MHz (Also on HD Radio) 101.1 HD-2 for Indie Rock |
| First air date | 1962 |
| Format | Active Rock |
| ERP | 95,000 watts |
| HAAT | 487 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 51983 |
| Callsign meaning | Originally, "Just Ron & Ron in the morning, Just Rock & Roll the rest of the day". Now the callsign is used to mean "Just Real Rock." |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications (sale pending) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wjrr.com |
WJRR is a commercial radio station located in Cocoa Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Orlando, Florida area on 101.1 FM. WJRR airs an active rock music format with a playlist that leans modern rock.
This station was instrumental in launching the career of Larry the Cable Guy.
The station also annually hosts the large outdoor music festival "Earth Day Birthday," at Tinker Field (adjacent to the Citrus Bowl) in Orlando. Now in its 15th year, this concert regularly attracts thousands of attendees each year. 2006's lineup included Nonpoint, Staind, Mudvayne Trapt, Shinedown and Rob Zombie plus many others. The lineup for 2007's show is as follows Sevendust, Three Days Grace, Chevelle, Flyleaf, Buckcherry, Saliva, Puddle of Mudd and more.
[edit] Technical information
WJRR broadcasts at 95,000 watts, and are a Licensed Class C FM Station by the FCC. Height above Avg. Terrain 487 meters (1599 ft) Height above Ground Level 480 meters (1576 ft) Height above Sea level 500 meters (1641 ft)
The antenna pattern is Non-Directional and the transmitter Location is: 28° 34' 51" N, 81° 04' 32" W, near Bithlo, Florida. The station is on the same two-tower antenna farm along with WWKA, WMFE, WHTQ, WOMX, and WTKS.
[edit] History
WJRR began operations in 1962 as classical music station WXBR. The station was renamed WCKS in 1976 and adopted a Top 40/CHR format as "CK101." In 1984 the station picked up the WDOQ calls after they were dropped by 101.9 FM in Daytona Beach and the format was changed to rock, then to adult contemporary shortly afterward. 101.1 FM adopted the new calls WSTF in 1985 and became known as Sunny 101 and later Star 101, continuing with an adult contemporary format. After a brief stint as WVRI "Variety 101" in the early 1990s, the current WJRR calls and rock format were adopted in 1993 as 101.1 WJRR.
In 2002, to compete up against former rocker WOCL, WJRR shifted to modern rock and changed its moniker to "Real Rock 101-One".
In January 2008, the station shifted back to active rock from modern rock as JRR 101.1 FM.
On January 25, 2008, it was announced that WJRR is one of several Clear Channel radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors. Until it is sold, WJRR and other stations to be sold will be placed into the Aloha Stations Trust. Also at that time they let go long time on air personalties Pat Lynch and Taco Bob from the Fiasco. They will be missed.([1], [2])
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJRR
- Radio Locator information on WJRR
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WJRR
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