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| Broadcast area | Rockford, Illinois |
| Frequency | 104.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 104.9 The X |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic hits "Rockford's Greatest Hits, 100 FM" |
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| History | |
First air date | February 27, 1971 (as WKWL) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 672 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,000 watts |
| HAAT | 122 meters (400 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°19′21.1″N 88°57′14.4″W / 42.322528°N 88.954000°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 100.5 W263BJ (Loves Park) |
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WXRX (104.9 FM, commonly known as "The X") is a radio station. Licensed to Belvidere, Illinois, the station serves the Rockford, Illinois area. Originally created by a company called "Radio Works" run by David McAley and Robert Rhea Jr., it is now owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting. WXRX started as a classic rock station.
WXRX broadcasts two channels in the HD format.[3]
Popular disc jockeys that have worked for WXRX include Jonathon Brandmeier, Tim Crull, Cheryl Jackson as K.C. Meadows, Sky Drysdale, Alan Cox, Jamie Markley, Mark Zander Jim Stone, as Mark Edwards, Lori Hastings, and Pete McMurray.
In the 1992 motion picture Batman Returns, WXRX is a fictional television station in Gotham City.
- ^ "Maverick Media Sells EAU Claire & Rockford Clusters". April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXRX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "HD Radio station guide for Rockford, IL". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2023.