WXRX
WXRX (commonly known as "The X") is an FM radio station, broadcasting at 104.9 FM. Licensed to Belvidere, Illinois, the station serves the Rockford, Illinois area. Originally created by a company called "Radio Works" run by David McAley and Robert Rhea Jr., it is now owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting. WXRX started as a classic rock station.
| Broadcast area | Rockford, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 104.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 104.9 The X |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic hits "Rockford's Greatest Hits, 100 FM" |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1971 (as WKWL-FM) |
Former call signs | WKWL (1971-1976) WYBR-FM (1976-1990) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 672 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,000 watts |
| HAAT | 122 meters (400 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°19′21.00″N 88°57′14.00″W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 100.5 W263BJ (Loves Park) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | thexrockford.com 100fmrockford.com (HD2) |
WXRX broadcasts two channels in the HD format.
Popular disc jockeys that have worked for WXRX include Jonathon Brandmeier, Tim Crull, Cheryl Jackson as K.C. Meadows, Sky Drysdale, Alan Cox, Jamie Markley, Mark Zander Jim Stone, as Mark Edwards, Lori Hastings, and Pete McMurray.
In the 1992 motion picture Batman Returns, WXRX is a fictional television station in Gotham City.
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