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| Broadcast area | Northwest Indiana /South Suburban Chicago |
| Frequency | 103.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | X Rock 103.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | https://www.unitedstations.com/ |
| Ownership | |
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| WLJE,WZVN | |
| History | |
First air date | November 10,1972 (as WFLM)[1] |
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Call sign meaning | '"X-Rock" |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39382 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,350watts |
| HAAT | 137 meters (449 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°19′24.1″N87°21′22.1″W / 41.323361°N 87.356139°W /41.323361; -87.356139 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | xrock1039.com |
WXRD (103.9FM) is aradio station broadcasting aclassic rock format using the station name X-Rock 103.9. Licensed toCrown Point, Indiana, United States, it serves Northwest Indiana and Chicago's south suburbs. The station is currently owned byAdams Radio Group,[5] through licensee ARG of Northern Indiana LLC. The station also features national and local newscasts.
The station began broadcasting November 10, 1972, holding the call sign WFLM, and airing aneasy listening format, as the "World's Finest Listening Music".[1][2][6] The station was originally owned by John Meyer.[1][2] In 1982, the station's call sign was changed to WWJY,[3] and the station was branded "Joy"/"South Lake 104".[6] In 1993, John Meyer sold the station to M & M Broadcasting, owned by formerHammond, Indiana mayor Thomas McDermott, Sr., for $600,000.[7] On March 1, 1993, the station's format was changed from easy listening toCHR.[6][7][8] In 1995, the station began to simulcast therock format ofWABT 103.9 inDundee, Illinois.[9]
In 1996, the station was sold to Z-Spanish Network, along with WABT, for $3.6 million,[10][11] and the station adopted aSpanish language format,[12] as "La Zeta".[13] On July 1, 1996, the station's call sign was changed to WZCO.[3] The station would go silent shortly thereafter, before switching to acountry music format in November 1996, with programming fromReal Country, under aLMA with M & M Broadcasting, who was in the process of purchasing the station.[14] On December 2, 1996, the station's call sign was changed to WXRD.[3] By 2002, the station's format had been changed to classic rock.[15] In 2004, the station was sold to Radio One Communications, along withWZVN, for $4.9 million.[16][17][18] The station was purchased by Adams Radio Group in 2014.[19][20]
After 18 years, WXRD pulled "The Bob and Tom Show" off the air on June 17, 2019 and began a locally-produced classic rock morning show. As of December, 2021, Nights with Alice Cooper was the station's only syndicated day-part.[21]
Effective June 9, 2023, Adams Radio Group's portfolio of 18 stations and translators, including WXRD, was sold for $12.6 million.