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WRLX

Radio station in Riviera Beach, Florida From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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WRLX (94.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Riviera Beach, Florida. Owned by iHeartMedia, It serves the West Palm Beach media market, and broadcasting a Spanish-language contemporary hit radio format. Its studios are in Continental Drive in West Palm Beach, and the transmitter is off Hill Avenue, also in West Palm Beach.[3]

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The station began broadcasting in 1971; 54 years ago (1971), and held the call sign WGMW.[1] It aired an easy listening format.[4] In 1979, its call sign was changed to WNJY, and it aired a beautiful music format.[5][6][7] In 1982, the station was sold to Lappin Communications for $1.6 million.[8] In 1983, the station adopted an adult standards format, and became an affiliate of Music of Your Life.[9] It was branded "Joy 94".[10]

In September 1988, its call sign was changed to WMXQ and it adopted an adult contemporary format.[11][12][13] In November 1989, its call sign was changed to WOLL and it adopted an oldies format.[11][13] In May 1996, its format was shifted to classic hits.[14] In August 1998, the station adopted a smooth jazz format, and in September its call sign was changed to WWLV.[15][11] It was part of a simulcast with 93.9 WLVE in Miami Beach.[15][16]

In January 2003, the station's call sign was changed to WZZR, and it adopted a hot talk format, with the format and call sign moving from 92.7 in Stuart, Florida.[11][17] It was branded "Real Radio" and was part of a simulcast with WCZR (101.7 FM) in Vero Beach.[17][18][19] On June 1, 2020, the station swapped formats and call signs with Spanish-language AC formatted 92.1 FM WRLX.[20]

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HD Radio

WRLX is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.[21] Its HD2 subchannel formerly carried an alternative rock format, and brands itself as Alt 94.3, As of August 2022 it does not broadcast any subchannels.

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