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| Broadcast area | Mobile, Alabama Pensacola, Florida |
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| Frequency | 96.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 96.1 The Rocket |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Subchannels |
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| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKSJ-FM, WMXC, WNTM, WRGV, WTKX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1964 |
Former call signs | WLPR (1964–1987) WAVH (1987–1994) WMYC (1994–1996) |
Call sign meaning | W RocKet Hits |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53142 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 73,000 watts 77,000 watts (w/beam tilt) |
| HAAT | 535 meters (1,755 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°41′21″N 87°49′49″W / 30.689083°N 87.830278°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 99.5 W258AY (Mobile) HD3: 101.1 W266CM (Mobile) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast |
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| Website | 961therocket.iheart.com sportstalk995.iheart.com (HD2) radiobygrace.com (HD3) |
WRKH (96.1 FM) is the call sign for the Mobile, Alabama classic rock formatted radio station known as "96.1 The Rocket". The station is owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia. Its studios are located inside the building of unrelated television station WKRG-TV on Broadcast Drive in Mobile, and the transmitter is near Spanish Fort, Alabama.
Programming
The station is primarily classic rock. Since 2002, the station has competed with WZNF, a Gulfport, Mississippi, classic rock station. That station's signal can reach Mobile, WRKH's primary listening area. WRKH also broadcasts the syndicated John Boy and Billy Big Show on Monday-Saturday mornings, and Chip Nelson on afternoons. Starting with the 2016 season, as part of an agreement with iHeartMedia and the University of South Alabama, coverage of USA Jaguars football will move from WMXC to WRKH.
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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| W258AY | 99.5 FM | Mobile, Alabama | 150854 | 250 | 148 m (486 ft) | D | 30°44′6.7″N 88°7′16″W / 30.735194°N 88.12111°W | LMS | Relays HD2 |
| W266CM | 101.1 FM | Mobile, Alabama | 150912 | 250 | 101 m (331 ft) | D | 30°43′34.7″N 88°9′6″W / 30.726306°N 88.15167°W | LMS | Relays HD3 |
External links
- WRKH in the FCC FM station database
- WRKH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W258AY in the FCC FM station database
- W258AY at FCCdata.org
- W266CM in the FCC FM station database
- W266CM at FCCdata.org
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WRKH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.