HAAT 393 meters Frequency 92.3 MHz | Facility ID 16892 City of license Asheboro Owner Dick Broadcasting Branding Rock 92 | |
First air date November 1948 (as WGWR-FM) Audience share 3.4, #9 (Fall 2007, R&R) | ||
WKRR (Rock 92) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Asheboro, North Carolina and the Piedmont Triad. The station is owned by Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is located near Randleman, North Carolina at (35°50′0.0″N 79°50′1.0″W).
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Dick Broadcasting also owns WKZL (107.5 KZL), licensed to the Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Both stations broadcast from Greensboro, North Carolina and have done so since the early 1990s.
History
In November 1948, WGWR-FM signed on in Asheboro as the sister FM to WKXR. Prior to 1984, the FM station played country music as WCSE, then it was WRLT, with a soft adult contemporary format.
WKRR was originally an album oriented rock (AOR) format station but evolved to classic rock in the early 1990s. The current WKRR signed on the air on December 31, 1985, after moving from Asheboro.
WKRR aired John Boy and Billy for three years ending January 1, 1999.
The current morning show, Two Guys Named Chris, signed on January 4, 1999, and consists of Chris Kelly, Chris Demm, Biggie and Dave Aiken. Kelly started in radio as a teenager on WKXR in Asheboro, and previously worked at WKZL. Demm did the news on WKRR during John Boy and Billy and also worked with Brad Krantz on WKRR. The show at that time was number one in Greensboro with men ages 25–54.
Other personalities can be heard throughout the day on "Rock 92". Following up the Two Guys Named Chris show from 11 AM until 3 PM is the Midday Show hosted by Chase Myers and Afternoon Drive from 3 PM to 7 PM hosted by "Weather" Dave Aiken. The overnights are done by Jeff Corbett.
Signal note
WKRR is short-spaced to WXLK "K92" (licensed to serve Roanoke, Virginia) as they both operate on 92.3 MHz and are only 101 miles apart. The minimum distance between a Class C0 FM radio station (WKRR) and a Class C FM radio station (WXLK) operating on the same frequency according to current FCC rules is 175 miles.