WROX (AM)

WROX
Broadcast areaCoahoma County, Mississippi
Frequency1450 kHz
Programming
FormatThe Best 70's, 80's, 90's to Current!
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Terry Ballard
  • (WROX, LLC)
History
First air date
June 5, 1944
Call sign meaning
sounds like "rocks"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11611
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
34°12′40″N 90°34′42″W / 34.21111°N 90.57833°W / 34.21111; -90.57833
Translator(s)97.5 W248CL (Clarksdale)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWROX Online
WROX Building
Original WROX building at 257 Delta Avenue in Clarksdale
Location257 Delta Ave., Clarksdale, Mississippi
Coordinates34°12′5″N 90°34′29″W / 34.20139°N 90.57472°W / 34.20139; -90.57472
NRHP reference No.02000854[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 2002

WROX (1450 kHz) is an oldies AM radio station in Clarksdale, Mississippi. It is a class C station operating with 1,000 watts. The WROX studio and business office is located at 628 DeSoto Avenue, one block from the famous 'Crossroads' in Clarksdale. WROX had the first black radio announcer in Mississippi, Early Wright, also known as "The Soul Man" and "Brother Early Wright."

Wright hosted a show on WROX for over 50 years.[3] Notable blues musicians who hosted programs or performed on air at WROX include Ike Turner, Robert Nighthawk, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Raymond Hill, and Doctor Ross.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WROX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Cheseborough, Steve. Blues Traveling, The Holy Sites of Delta Blues. 3rd ed. University Press of Mississippi, 2009. ISBN 978-1-60473-124-8. p. 93.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MBT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).