Broadcast area Jackson, Mississippi ERP 23,000 watts Class C2 Frequency 105.9 MHz Format Sports radio Area Jackson | First air date 1980 (as WXMR) HAAT 224 meters Facility ID 29512 City of license Pickens Owner Alpha Media Branding ESPN 105.9 The Zone | |
Sister stations WOAD, WJMI, WKXI-FM, WJNT, WJQS | ||
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For the New York City radio station which used the WRKS call letters from 1981 to 2012, see WEPN-FM.
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- Wrks 98 7 mhz kiss fm new york 1982 12 18 dj mickey garcia 1st kiss mastermixes show
- Wrks 98 7 mhz kiss fm new york 1984 summer dj chuck chillout mastermixes
- History
- References
WRKS (105.9 FM, "The Zone") is a radio station licensed to Pickens, Mississippi, although its studio is located in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Launched on July 2, 2009, the station's format is sports, with programming from ESPN Radio. WRKS is owned by Alpha Media through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Along with five other sister stations, its studios are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower is in Canton.
Wrks 98 7 mhz kiss fm new york 1984 summer dj chuck chillout mastermixes
History
105.9 FM started out in 1980 with the call sign WXMR. On June 1, 1982, the call sign was changed to WLTD, then to WYJS on December 15, 1995. On January 16, 2004, the call sign was again changed to WOAD-FM with an urban gospel format as "Power 105.9". On July 3, 2009, the urban gospel format was dropped for a sports format as "The Zone" with the call sign again changing to WZNO. On May 14, 2012 the call sign was changed to the current WRKS.
On May 21, 2012, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved an LMA (local marketing agreement) of WRKS by YMF Media. On October 19, 2012, the sale of WRKS and 14 other Inner City Broadcasting stations in four markets to YMF Media was consummated at a purchase price of $180 million. On September 24, 2013, the sale of WRKS and 5 other YMF Media stations to L&L Broadcast Holdings was consummated at a purchase price of $9.4 million. Since July 1, 2014, the station has been owned by Alpha Media, following a three-way merger.