On December 17, 1960, the station first signed on as WLRJ.[6] It was owned by Lee Hartman & Sons, a company headquartered in Roanoke that still provides audio and video services, although it no longer owns a radio station.[7] WLRJ ran at only 2,800 watts, a fraction of its current power.
The station specialized in what it called "fine music" including middle of the road artists. WLRJ was an affiliate of the ABC-FM Network.[8] It was a rare "stand alone" FM station, with no AM counterpart.
In 1972, the station was bought by CEBE Investments.[9] CEBE switched the format to beautiful music. With the new call letters WLRG, the station called itself "Large Radio - Always Beautiful."
Contemporary hit radio "K92" debuted January 1, 1980. Future WVTF general manager Glenn Gleixner, then a DJ at the station, came up with the branding and callsign – picking K because he believed it was the most memorable letter, and including an X in homage to WIXL in Newton, New Jersey, where he previously worked.[10]
In 1997, the station was acquired by its current owner, Mel Wheeler, Inc. The price tag was $7.5 million for both WXLK and 100.1 WLYK in Lynchburg, which at the time simulcast WXLK.[11] (WLYK is now WVBE-FM, which airs an urban adult contemporary format.)
Over the years, K92 launched many of its high profile on-air personalities into major market radio, including Eddie Haskell, David Lee Michaels, Cat Thomas, Sonny Joe Stevens, Ellis B Feaster, Blair Carter & Jeffrey T. Mason.
HD Radioedit
HD Radio subchannel WXLK-HD2 debuted as Mainstream rock formatted "97.3 & 98.5 The Rock Channel" on December 31, 2017. The subchannel is paired with two FM translators to provide reception on analog radios:[12]
wxlk, commercial, radio, station, licensed, roanoke, virginia, serving, river, valley, southwest, virginia, airs, radio, format, owned, operated, wheeler, roanoke, virginiabroadcast, areanew, river, valleysouthwest, virginiafrequency92, radio, brandingk92progr. WXLK 92 3 FM K92 is a commercial radio station licensed to Roanoke Virginia serving the New River Valley and Southwest Virginia 2 WXLK airs a Top 40 CHR radio format and is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler Inc 3 WXLKRoanoke VirginiaBroadcast areaNew River ValleySouthwest VirginiaFrequency92 3 MHz HD Radio BrandingK92ProgrammingFormatTop 40 CHR SubchannelsHD2 WZZU simulcast Active rock OwnershipOwnerMel Wheeler Inc Sister stationsWFIR WSLC FM WSLQ WVBB WPLI WPLY WVBE FM WZZUHistoryFirst air dateDecember 17 1960 63 years ago 1960 12 17 Former call signsWLRJ 1960 1973 WLRG 1973 1980 Technical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID9692ClassCERP100 000 wattsHAAT605 meters 1 985 ft Transmitter coordinates37 11 51 4 N 80 9 9 1 W 37 197611 N 80 152528 W 37 197611 80 152528 WXLK Translator s See HD RadioLinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen LiveWebsitek92radio comWXLK s studios and offices are on Electric Road in Roanoke Its transmitter is on Honeysuckle Road in Bent Mountain 4 WXLK broadcasts in the HD Radio format 5 The station runs at 100 000 watts effective radiated power ERP on a tower 1 985 feet in height above average terrain HAAT The Class C station can be heard into North Carolina and West Virginia At times it can be picked up more than 200 miles away Contents 1 History 2 HD Radio 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOn December 17 1960 the station first signed on as WLRJ 6 It was owned by Lee Hartman amp Sons a company headquartered in Roanoke that still provides audio and video services although it no longer owns a radio station 7 WLRJ ran at only 2 800 watts a fraction of its current power The station specialized in what it called fine music including middle of the road artists WLRJ was an affiliate of the ABC FM Network 8 It was a rare stand alone FM station with no AM counterpart In 1972 the station was bought by CEBE Investments 9 CEBE switched the format to beautiful music With the new call letters WLRG the station called itself Large Radio Always Beautiful Contemporary hit radio K92 debuted January 1 1980 Future WVTF general manager Glenn Gleixner then a DJ at the station came up with the branding and callsign picking K because he believed it was the most memorable letter and including an X in homage to WIXL in Newton New Jersey where he previously worked 10 Throughout the 1980s WXLK is an affiliate of Casey Kasem s American Top 40 since January 1981 the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and Dan Ingram s Top 40 Satellite Survey In 1997 the station was acquired by its current owner Mel Wheeler Inc The price tag was 7 5 million for both WXLK and 100 1 WLYK in Lynchburg which at the time simulcast WXLK 11 WLYK is now WVBE FM which airs an urban adult contemporary format Over the years K92 launched many of its high profile on air personalities into major market radio including Eddie Haskell David Lee Michaels Cat Thomas Sonny Joe Stevens Ellis B Feaster Blair Carter amp Jeffrey T Mason HD Radio editHD Radio subchannel WXLK HD2 debuted as Mainstream rock formatted 97 3 amp 98 5 The Rock Channel on December 31 2017 The subchannel is paired with two FM translators to provide reception on analog radios 12 Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP W HAAT Class FCC info NotesW247AD 97 3 FM Roanoke Virginia 67688 99 219 m 719 ft D LMS Relays HD2References edit Facility Technical Data for WXLK Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission Arbitron Station Information Profiles Nielsen Audio Nielsen Holdings Retrieved October 28 2014 WXLK Facility Record Federal Communications Commission audio division Retrieved October 28 2014 Radio Locator com WXLK FM https hdradio com station guides widget php realid 447 HD Radio Guide for Roanoke Lynchburg Virginia Broadcasting Yearbook 1961 62 page B 179 LeeHartman com Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 page B 220 Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 page C 230 Berrier Jr Ralph 24 June 2018 Mr Radio Glenn Gleixner retires after 18 years as WVTF s general manager Roanoke Times Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 2000 page D 474 Venta Lance 29 December 2017 97 3 The Rock Channel To Debut In Roanoke RadioInsight RadioInsight External links editK92 Online WXLK in the FCC FM station database WXLK in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WXLK amp oldid 1187741388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
