WROX-FM

WROX-FM
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Eastern Shore of Virginia
Frequency96.1 MHz
Branding96X
Programming
FormatAlternative rock[1]
Ownership
OwnerSinclair Telecable, Inc.
WNIS, WNOB, WTAR, WUSH
History
First air date
1986; 39 years ago (1986)[2]
Former call signs
  • WIAV (1986–1988)
  • WKSV (1988–1991)
  • WMYA (1991–1993)[3]
Call sign meaning
"Rocks"
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60479
ClassB
ERP23,000 watts
HAAT220 meters (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°15′45.0″N 76°0′45.0″W / 37.262500°N 76.012500°W / 37.262500; -76.012500
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.96x.fm

WROX-FM (96.1 MHz) is an alternative rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Exmore, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore of Virginia.[1] WROX-FM is owned and operated by Sinclair Telecable, Inc.[5] WROX's studios are located on Waterside Drive in Downtown Norfolk, and its transmitter is located in Cape Charles.

History

The station signed on in May 1986. Though it initially was planned to be a classical music station as WWGH, it instead signed on as WIAV, "Wave 96", with a Top 40/CHR format. It had been constructed by Elleck Seymour of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, who conceived a network of stations serving mid-Atlantic beach communities. After already dealing with technical problems, a lightning strike caused the station to leave the air in October 1987. The parent company, Resort Broadcasting, then filed for bankruptcy organization in March 1988.[6] It was then co-owned with WVAB (1550 AM).

Bishop L.E. Willis later bought the two stations and then bought 92.1, later spinning off WVAB. It then shifted to a dance-leaning CHR as WKSV, "Kiss 96", in December 1988. Six months later, in May 1989, it flipped to a Christian adult contemporary format after WXRI was sold; the station inherited WXRI's music catalog. The format was tweaked to a more adult contemporary version in March 1990.[7]

WROX on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS.

In May 1991, after several months off air due to storm damage, WKSV returned as urban contemporary "Touch 96";[8] WMYK then flipped to rock in June.[9] It formed a simulcast with a new WMYK on 92.1 MHz.[10]

In October 1993, Willis sold the station to current owner Sinclair Telecable. Shortly after the sale, WMYA left the air for three weeks; it then flipped to its current format and "96X" branding on October 25.[11]

In 1995, in order to fill a coverage gap in the core portion of Hampton Roads, they put their new 250 watt translator at 106.1 MHz (W291AE) on the air; it was best heard in downtown Norfolk to help eliminate signal dropout in the downtown area. The translator existed until 2004, when WUSH was born.[12]

On July 22, 1998, WROX-FM shifted to Top 40/CHR. The station terminated all of their on air personalities.[13] This proved to be extremely unpopular with locals,[14] as the station reverted back to alternative rock one year later on July 16, 1999.[15] The station's call letters did not change during this time.

On June 24, 2019, WROX-FM shifted its format from alternative rock to adult album alternative, still branded as "96X".[16]

On June 29, 2020, 96X quietly changed its format back to alternative rock in the midst of iHeartRadio's abrupt format flip of WNOH, launching an African American-oriented national news radio network.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-572. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WROX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "WROX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Warden, Billy (September 9, 1988). "WIAV: to be continued?". Daily Press. p. Splash 15. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Pryweller, Joseph (March 24, 1990). "Add classic Christian to musical pie". Daily Press. p. D1. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Pryweller, Joseph (May 4, 1991). "Smokin' and Bandit head for the West". Daily Press. pp. D1, D3. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Black AC WMYK Now Rock AC WKOS". Radio & Records. June 28, 1991. p. 12. ProQuest 1017247755.
  10. ^ Prywller, Joseph (October 4, 1991). "Radio stations merge for more 'raw power': WKEZ-FM leaves country for rock". Daily Press. p. C2. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Blade Becomes PD As New Rock WROX/Norfolk Signs On". Radio & Records. October 29, 1993. p. 10. ProQuest 1017266058.
  12. ^ "Home". hamptonroads.vartv.com.
  13. ^ "WROX EJECTS MODERN FORMAT". dailypress.com.
  14. ^ "ALT ROCK FANS ARE FEELING LEFT HIGH AND DRY". dailypress.com.
  15. ^ "96X is ready rock - once again". dailypress.com.
  16. ^ 96X Norfolk Moves Towards AAA Radioinsight - June 25, 2019

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