WKRR

WKRR
City Asheboro, North Carolina
Broadcast area Piedmont Triad
Branding Rock 92
Frequency 92.3 MHz
First air date November 1948 (as WGWR-FM)
Format Classic rock
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 393 meters (1,289 ft)
Class C0
Facility ID 16892
Transmitter coordinates 35°49′59.0″N 79°50′2.0″W / 35.833056°N 79.833889°W / 35.833056; -79.833889 (NAD27)
Former callsigns WGWR-FM (1948-?)
WCSE (?-1984)
WRLT (1984-1985)
Owner Dick Broadcasting
Sister stations WKZL
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.rock92.com

WKRR (92.3 FM, "Rock 92") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Asheboro, North Carolina. The station is owned by Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee[1] and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is located near Randleman, North Carolina at (35°50′0.0″N 79°50′1.0″W / 35.833333°N 79.833611°W / 35.833333; -79.833611).[2] The station's service contour covers the Piedmont Triad.[3]

Dick Broadcasting also owns WKZL ("107.5 KZL"), licensed to serve Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Both stations broadcast from Greensboro, North Carolina and have done so since the early 1990s.

History

In November 1948, WGWR-FM signed on in Asheboro as the sister FM to WKXR. Prior to 1984, the station played country music with the WCSE callsign. On April 4, 1984, the callsign was changed to WRLT,[4] with a soft adult contemporary format.

The station's callsign was changed to WKRR on October 11, 1985.[4] Originally album oriented rock (AOR) formatted, WKRR evolved to classic rock in the early 1990s.

WKRR aired John Boy and Billy for three years ending January 1, 1999.

The current morning show, Two Guys Named Chris, signed on January 4, 1999, and consists of Chris Kelly, Chris Demm,[5] Biggie and Dave Aiken. Kelly started in radio as a teenager on WKXR in Asheboro, and previously worked at WKZL. Demm did the news on WKRR during John Boy and Billy and also worked with Brad Krantz on WKRR.[5] The show at that time was number one in Greensboro with men ages 25–54.[6]

Other personalities can be heard throughout the day on "Rock 92". Following up the Two Guys Named Chris show from 11 AM until 3 PM is the Midday Show hosted by Chase Myers and Afternoon Drive from 3 PM to 7 PM hosted by "Weather" Dave Aiken. The overnights are done by Jeff Corbett.

Signal note

WKRR is short-spaced to WXLK "K92" (licensed to serve Roanoke, Virginia) as they both operate on 92.3 MHz and the cities they are licensed to serve are only 108 miles apart.[7] The minimum distance between a Class C0 FM radio station (WKRR) and a Class C FM radio station (WXLK) operating on the same frequency according to current FCC rules is 175 miles.[8] WKRR uses a directional antenna to reduce its signal toward the north,[1] in the direction of WXLK.

References

  1. 1 2 "WKRR Facility Record". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. ↑ "FM Query Results for WKRR". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  3. ↑ "60 dBu Service Contour for WKRR, Asheboro, NC, 92.3 MHz BMLH-19961120KD". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  4. 1 2 "Call Sign History [WKRR]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. 1 2 Jeri Rowe, "Rock 92 Bucks the Trend of Syndicated Morning Shows," Greensboro News & Record, January 3, 1999, p. D1.
  6. ↑ "'Two Guys Named Chris' show now syndicated", Greensboro News & Record, January 4, 2007, p. GT10.
  7. ↑ "How Far is it Between Asheboro, NC, United States and Roanoke, Va, United States". Free Map Tools. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  8. ↑ "Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR 73.207 (1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-19.
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