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| Frequency | 970kHz |
| Branding | Rock 94.1 - 97.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDAR-FM,WDSC,WEGX,WJMX,WJMX-FM,WRZE,WZTF | |
| History | |
First air date | July 13, 1947; 78 years ago (1947-07-13) |
Former call signs | WJMX (1947–2013) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3112 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°14′02″N79°46′51″W / 34.23389°N 79.78083°W /34.23389; -79.78083 |
| Translator | 97.9 MHz W250BJ (Florence) |
| Repeater | 94.1MHz WRZE (Kingstree) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | thepeedeesrockstation |
WWRK is aclassic rock radio station located inFlorence, South Carolina. The station is licensed by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast on 970 AM with 10,000 watts of power during the day, and 31 watts at night, bothnon-directional. WWRK is owned byiHeartMedia.
WWRKsigned on as WJMX on July 13, 1947. This station also coveredNASCAR races in the past like the1955 Southern 500 that took place in nearbyDarlington.[2] The station featured local as well as nationalprogramming from theABC Radio Network. By the 1980s, WJMX wasTop 40 under the handle "97X" but was beat out by new upstart WPDZ (now WJMX-FM). The format migrated to its newly acquired 106.3 FM frequency (nowWYNN-FM) and the station switched toAdult Contemporary before transitioning toNews/Talk.[citation needed]
Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Florence's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003.[3]
On July 16, 2012, WJMX announced that after carryingThe Rush Limbaugh Show for over 20 years, the station would replace him with TheMike Huckabee Show. At the time, the station manager said that the distributor wanted too much money to air the show. Limbaugh was then picked up byWFRK.[4]
The station changed itscall sign to the current WWRK on October 30, 2013, swapping calls withits sister station at 1400 AM.[5][6] At that time, WWRK begansimulcastingurban contemporaryWRZE, which was branded as "Swagga 94.1 & 105.9".
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WWRK, toClear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale ofWALK AM-FM inPatchogue, New York toConnoisseur Media via Qantum.[7] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
In August 2017, WRZE, WWRK and the translators began simulcastingWDAR-FM, which took over the urban contemporary format.[8]
On September 14, 2017, WRZE, WWRK and the translators dropped the simulcast with WDAR-FM and switched toclassic rock, branded as "Rock 94.1 - 97.9 - 105.9". The stations air the syndicated "Rover's Morning Glory" in mornings from 6 to 10 am.[9]
As of 2021, the simulcast on 105.9 FM had ended, as W290CD began simulcasting WJMX.[10] and that translator was used by WJMX.[11]
In addition to the main station, WWRK is relayed by atranslator to widen its broadcast area.[12][13]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| W250BJ | 97.9 FM | Florence, South Carolina | 158024 | 250 | D | LMS |