WRXK-FM

WRXK-FM (96.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bonita Springs, Florida, and broadcasting to the Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island area of Southwest Florida. It airs a mainstream rock format branded as "96 K-Rock". It carries Miami Dolphins football games during the NFL season. The studios are on South Tamiami Trail in Estero.

WRXK-FM

Bonita Springs, Florida
Broadcast area	Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island - Southwest Florida
Frequency	96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	96 K-Rock
Programming
Format	Mainstream rock
Subchannels	HD2: Sports (WBCN simulcast)
Affiliations	Miami Dolphins
Ownership
Owner	Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBCN, WJPT, WWCN, WXKB
History
First air date	September 1, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-09-01) (as 95.9 WLEQ)
Former call signs	WLEQ (1974–1986)
Call sign meaning	Rock
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73976
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	341 meters (1,119 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	96krock.com

WRXK-FM is a Class C FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter tower is off Carter Road in Corkscrew, Florida.^[2] WRXK-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its digital subchannel airs sports radio programming from sister station WBCN 770 AM.

History

The station signed on the air on September 1, 1974; 50 years ago (September 1, 1974).^[3] Its original call sign was WLEQ with the branding "96 Super Q". It carried a Top 40 format. It originally broadcast on 95.9 MHz and was only powered at 3,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. In 1980, the station was re-branded as "Q-96", and affiliated with the Satellite Music Network.

In 1986, the station switched frequencies from 95.9 to 96.1 coupled with a power increase to 100,000 watts. This allowed it to cover much of Southwest Florida. It switched to a mainstream rock format. It changed its call sign to WRXK and was rebranded as "96 K-Rock".

On February 13, 2012, WRXK-FM changed its format to hot talk, branded as "96 K-Rock, Talk That Rocks". But it returned to rock on June 17, 2013, in preparation for sister station 99X's flip to ESPN programming on June 20.^[4]

In the 2010s, WRXK-FM carried the syndicated Bubba the Love Sponge show in morning drive time. On July 9, 2018, the Beasley Broadcast Group parted ways with Bubba. WRXK-FM began airing Dave and Chuck the Freak. That show is based at co-owned WRIF in Detroit and is syndicated to Boston, Tampa and other markets.