WXRL

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WXRL

City of license	Lancaster, New York
Broadcast area	Buffalo
Branding	"WXRL"
Slogan	Classic Country
Frequency	1300 (kHz)
First air date	1965
Format	Classic country/Polka
Power	5,000 watts day 2,500 watts night
Callsign meaning	WX Ramblin' Lou
Owner	Ramblin' Lou Schriver
Website	WXRL.com

WXRL is an AM radio station located in Lancaster, New York, serving the greater Buffalo market. The station is owned and operated by Ramblin' Lou Schriver, a well known local country music performer, under the name Dome Communications.

History

WXRL signed on in 1965 as WMMJ. The station had been founded by Stan Jasinski. When Jasinski shifted his focus to television and started up WUTV in 1970, he sold the radio station to Schriver, who has owned it ever since.

The station has developed a comparatively small but very loyal audience. That, plus the use of paid local sports programming, has kept the station afloat.

Programs

In addition to Ramblin' Lou, who has been an on-air personality since he bought the station, local hosts include Scott Cleveland, Wayne Stone and Lynn Carol Schriver.

Syndicated programs include the Renfro Valley Gatherin', Classic Country Today with Keith Bilbrey and "Country Music Greats" with Jim Ed Brown. WXRL is an affiliate of NBC News Radio, having picked up the network in 2012 after the cancellation of CNN Radio's service.

The station devotes a large portion of its weekend programming to polka music.

The station also airs some local sports programming, predominantly from Lancaster High School.

External links

Official WXRL Web site

Query the FCC's AM station database for WXRL

Radio-Locator Information on WXRL

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WXRL

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Coordinates: 42°52′58″N 78°37′54″W / 42.88278°N 78.63167°W / 42.88278; -78.63167

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