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| Broadcast area | LaSalle / Ottawa |
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| Frequency | 95.3 MHz |
| Branding | 95.3 Jack FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCMY | |
| History | |
First air date | August 15, 1964[2][3] |
Former call signs | WOLI (1964–1976)[4] |
Former frequencies | 98.3 MHz (1964–1975)[4] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 70304 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,300 watts |
| HAAT | 61 meters (200 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WRKX Online |
WRKX (95.3 FM, "Jack FM") is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Ottawa, Illinois, the station covers Northern Illinois, including LaSalle, and Ottawa.[5] It is owned by NRG Media.[1]
The station began broadcasting on August 15, 1964, as WOLI, and broadcast at 98.3 MHz.[2][3][4] WOLI aired a MOR format.[3] By 1975, the station had begun airing a rock/top 40 format.[6] In 1975, the station's frequency was changed to 95.3 MHz, and in September 1976, its call sign was changed to WRKX.[4]
By 1977, the station had begun airing a country music format.[7] The station continued airing a country music format into the 1980s.[8] By 1985, the station had begun airing an adult contemporary format.[9] In August 1991, the station's format was changed to classic rock.[10]
In early 1993, the station's format was changed to hot AC.[11] The station was branded "K95.3", "The River".[12][13] By 2010, the station's format had changed to adult hits, as "95.3 SAM FM",[14][15] carrying Westwood One's S.A.M.: Simply About Music programming until the discontinuation of the network in August 2015, at which point the station became "95.3 Jack FM".[16]
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