WRKX

WRKX (95.3 FM, "Jack FM") is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Ottawa, Illinois, the station covers Northern Illinois, including LaSalle, and Ottawa.^[6] It is owned by NRG Media.^[1]

WRKX

Ottawa, Illinois
Broadcast area	LaSalle / Ottawa
Frequency	95.3 MHz
Branding	95.3 Jack FM
Programming
Format	Variety hits
Ownership
Owner	NRG Media[1] (NRG License Sub, LLC)
Sister stations	WCMY
History
First air date	August 15, 1964[2][3]
Former call signs	WOLI (1964–1976)[4]
Former frequencies	98.3 MHz (1964–1975)[4]
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70304
Class	A
ERP	4,300 watts
HAAT	61 meters (200 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WRKX Online

History

The station began broadcasting on August 15, 1964, as WOLI, and broadcast at 98.3 MHz.^[2][3][4] WOLI aired a MOR format.^[3] By 1975, the station had begun airing a rock/top 40 format.^[7] In 1975, the station's frequency was changed to 95.3 MHz, and in September 1976, its call sign was changed to WRKX.^[4]

By 1977, the station had begun airing a country music format.^[8] The station continued airing a country music format into the 1980s.^[9] By 1985, the station had begun airing an adult contemporary format.^[10] In August 1991, the station's format was changed to classic rock.^[11]

In early 1993, the station's format was changed to hot AC.^[12] The station was branded "K95.3", "The River".^[13][14] By 2010, the station's format had changed to adult hits, as "95.3 SAM FM",^[15][16] carrying Westwood One's S.A.M.: Simply About Music programming until the discontinuation of the network in August 2015, at which point the station became "95.3 Jack FM".^[17]