WWRW
WWRW (105.5 FM, "105.5 Hank FM") is a radio station with a classic country format. Licensed to Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Lexington-Fayette metro area. The station is currently owned by Clarity Communications, Inc.[1]
City | Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
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Broadcast area | Lexington-Fayette |
Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
Branding | 105.5 Hank FM |
Slogan | Kentucky's Classic Country |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country (format moving from WLXO) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Charles Cohn (Clarity Communications, Inc.) |
History | |
First air date | July 18, 1979 (as WMST-FM) |
Former call signs | WMST-FM (1979–2000) WMKJ (2000–2010) |
Call sign meaning | WW ReWind 105.5 (previous format) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 46744 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 25,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°4′9″N 84°18′44″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | 105.5 Hank FM |
History
The station was assigned the call letters WMST-FM on July 18, 1979. On October 19, 2000, the station changed its call sign to WMKJ with an oldies format known as "Magic 105.5", playing music of the 1960s and 70s.[2]
On May 7, 2010 105.5 rebranded as "Rewind 105.5" with 1970s and 1980s classic hits. This was not a major musical change for the station, but resulted in the station dropping most of the music of the 1960s, although some remains. The call letters were changed to WWRW,[3] which used to be the call letters of a radio station licensed to Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin from 1968 to 1994 (now WGLX).
On March 9, 2020, iHeart sold WWRW to Clarity Communications for $340,000.[4] The sale was consummated on September 3, 2020.
On October 1, 2020, Clarity Communications dropped the classic hits format from WWRW (it would continue on its own iHeartRadio online stream as "Rewind Lexington") and the station began stunting with Christmas music as “Christmas 105.5“. WWRW had been redirecting listeners to WGKS after that station flipped to classic hits on September 22. On December 25 at Noon, WWRW flipped to classic country, assuming the format of WLXO, as "105.5 Hank FM", the two stations simulcasting until WLXO introduces its own format at a later date.[5][6]
Previous logo
References
- "WWRW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WWRW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Making Moves: Monday, May 10, 2010". Radio-Info.com. May 10, 2010. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- Clarity Communications Acquired Rewind 105.5 Lexington
- Christmas 105.5 Launches In Lexington Radioinsight - October 1, 2020
- Hank FM Moves in Lexington
External links
- WWRW in the FCC's FM station database
- WWRW on Radio-Locator
- WWRW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database