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WROK (AM)

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WROK

Rockford, Illinois United States
Broadcast area	North Central Illinois
Frequency	1440 kHz
Branding	News Talk 1440 and 96.1
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Salem Radio Network Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	WKGL-FM, WXXQ, WZOK
History
First air date	1923
Former call signs	KFLV (1923–1933)
Call sign meaning	Rockford
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48987
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 270 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	42°16′45.07″N 89°2′15.38″W / 42.2791861°N 89.0376056°W / 42.2791861; -89.0376056
Translator(s)	96.1 W241DF (Rockford)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	1440wrok.com

WROK (1440 kHz) is an American news/talk AM radio stationinRockford, Illinois. It is owned by Townsquare Media. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve Winnebago County, Illinois. WROK rebroadcasts on FM translator station W241DF at 96.1 MHz.

The station features America in the Morning with John Trout, followed by Riley O'Neil for the morning drive-time broadcast. The Michael Koolidge Show airs after Riley O'Neil's morning show. Other syndicated programming includes The Sean Hannity Show, The Mark Levin Show, The Larry Elder Show, The Dave Ramsey Show, and Red Eye Radio.

Weekends feature This Weekend: America's First News with Gordon Deal, The Kim Komando Show, The Larry Kudlow Show, The Money Pit, Made in America, The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Live on Sunday Night, It's Bill Cunningham, Moneytalk with Bob Brinker, Viewpoints, Eye on Illinois, Stateline Sports Hour, Saturday Morning Stateline and some Sunday religious programming.

WROK broadcasts University of Illinois football and basketball, and selected NFL games during the regular season.

WROK was a very popular Top 40 music station in Rockford during the 1970s. Sister station WZOK carries on the Top 40 heritage, although that station's format has shifted toward hot adult contemporary in recent years.

The WROK callsign was used in the 1996 movie Down Periscope. During the scene where Nitro (Toby Huss) is making a call fingering wire connections to Admiral Graham (Bruce Dern) for Captain Dodge (Kelsey Grammer) Nitro passes the phone to Captain Dodge. Captain Dodge is then heard saying "Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin, 1971." He passes the phone back to Nitro saying he answered the WROK question of the day, followed by "Now get me Admiral Graham."

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WROK, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.^[2][3] The transaction was consummated effective November 14, 2013.

• Official website

• Facility details for Facility ID 48987 (WROK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WROKinNielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 202281 (W241DF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W241DF at FCCdata.org
• FCC History Cards for WROK