WDKX

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WDKX

Broadcast area	Rochester, New York
Branding	"103.9 WDKX"
Slogan	# 1 For Hip-Hop and R&B
Frequency	103.9 (MHz)
First air date	April 6, 1974
Format	Urban Contemporary
ERP	800 watts
HAAT	165 meters
Class	A
Callsign meaning	W Frederick Douglass Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X (three Black heroes)
Owner	AP Communications, Inc.
Website	www.wdkx.com

WDKX is an urban contemporary radio station that broadcasts from Rochester, New York on a frequency of 103.9 MHz at 800 watts of effective radiated power.

History

Monroe County Broadcasting Co., LTD. formed a corporation in 1968 to compete for the available FM frequency 103.9 in Monroe County, New York. WDKX commenced broadcasting on April 6, 1974 at 5:30 AM and has been broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week ever since. WDKX has been under the same ownership since its inception. Andrew A. Langston, founder and former owner and general manager of WDKX, received the "Rochester Radio Broadcaster of the Year" Award, the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters "Pioneer" Award, and was inducted to the "New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame" inaugural class.

Keeping with its Urban Contemporary format, WDKX chose its call letters to honor Black heroes ("D" for Frederick Douglass, "K" for Martin Luther King Jr., and "X" for Malcolm X). Blackwell, Jeffrey. "WDKX founder Andrew Langston dies". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York: Gannett Company). Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.

The station currently places first in Arbitron ratings of under-35 listeners, both urban and suburban, and has ranked second overall in the Rochester market (and first among music stations) in recent ratings surveys.

Similar to WBLK in Buffalo, the station has a wide ranging playlist, ranging from classic soul to current hip hop/R&B.

Current on-air staff

Tariq Spence
Dre
Tony
Freddy Colon
DJ Sight
Reign
GI
Babi Katt
Coach Sullivan
Nikal Feildz
Cyrus Allen
DJ JustRoc
Atu

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v t e Radio stations in the Rochester, New York market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.3 89.7 89.7 90.1 90.5 91.5 92.5 93.3 94.1 95.1 96.5 97.9 98.9 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.3 102.3 102.7 103.5 103.9 104.3 104.9 105.5 105.7 105.9 106.7 107.3 107.7

By AM frequency	950 990 1040 1140 1180 1280 1310 1370 1460 1490 1550 1590

By callsign	W265BX W282BQ W288BZ WASB WBEE WBER WBSU WBTA WBZA WCGR WCJW WCMF WDCX WDKX WDVI WEOS WFKL WFRW WGMC WGSU WHAM WHIC WHTK WHWS WITR WKDL-FM WJZR WKGS WLGZ-FM WLKK WMHN WODX WPXY WQBW WRMM-FM WROC WRSB WRUR WUUF WVOR WXXI WXXI-FM WYSL WZNE WZXV

Defunct	WDRE (1330 AM)

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v t e Urban Contemporary Radio Stations in the state of New York

Stations	WBLK - Depew WBLS - New York WDKX - Rochester WHEN - Syracuse WWPR - New York

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York

Coordinates: 43°09′18″N 77°36′14″W / 43.155°N 77.604°W / 43.155; -77.604

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