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| Broadcast area | Central Florida |
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| Frequency | 101.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 101.1 WJRR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Subchannels | HD2:WYGMsimulcast (Sports) |
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| Ownership | |
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| W283AN,WFLF,WMGF,WRSO,WRUM,WTKS-FM,WXXL,WYGM | |
| History | |
First air date | July 19,1962 (as WXBR) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Just Real Rock" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51983 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 487 meters (1,598 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°34′51.9″N81°4′31.2″W / 28.581083°N 81.075333°W /28.581083; -81.075333 |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 96.9 W245CL (Deltona) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | |
| Website | |
WJRR (101.1FM) is acommercialradio stationlicensed toCocoa Beach, Florida, servingGreater Orlando. Owned byiHeartMedia, WJRR airs anactive rockradio format. It is the Orlandoaffiliate for thesyndicated rock seriesSkratch 'N Sniff. WJRR studios and offices are located on Maitland Center Parkway in theOrlando suburb ofMaitland.[2] The stationtransmitter is off Fort Christmas Road inChristmas, Florida.[3]
In addition to a standardanalog transmission, WJRR broadcasts twoHD Radio subchannels: The first carries the main station programming. The HD2 subchannel airs thesports radio format ofsister stationWYGM. The HD3 subchannel formerly broadcast analternative rock format. WJRR streams online viaiHeartRadio.[4][5][6]
On June 12, 1962, the station firstsigned on asclassical music station WXBR.[7] It was owned by the Stereo Broadcasting Company with studios and offices inCape Canaveral.
The station changed itscall sign to WCKS in 1968 and adopted aTop 40/CHR format asCK101. In 1984, the station picked up the call letters WDOQ after they were dropped by101.9 FM inDaytona Beach and the format was changed toalbum rock during the week of June 9, 1984, then toadult contemporary shortly afterward that August. 101.1 FM adopted the new call sign WSTF in 1985, and became known asSunny 101 and laterStar 101, continuing with an adult contemporary format.
After a brief stint as WVRIVariety 101 for nearly a year beginning in 1992, the current WJRR call sign and rock format were adopted on April 19, 1993, as101.1 WJRR. The station carried the comedy morning showRon & Ron. An early positioning statement was "Just Ron & Ron in the Morning, Just Rock and Roll the rest of the day."[8] As the station evolved tomodern rock around 1994 under the guidance of Program Director Steve Robertson, the official slogan became101.1 WJRR, The Cutting Edge of Rock. Following the acquisition of crosstown rock rival WDIZ from Shamrock Communications in 1996, WJRR shifted to an Active Rock format with the slogan "The Rock Station." PD duties were picked up by WDIZ Program Director "Diamond" Dick Sheetz as Steve Robertson exited for an A&R position atAtlantic Records. After several weeks ofsimulcasting WJRR on the WDIZ signal, WDIZ picked up the call letters WSHE from 103.5 inMiami and shifted away from rock toward a female-leaningAAA format, leaving WJRR as the only Orlando rock station playing new music.
In 1997, WJRR was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, now known asiHeartMedia.
In the 1990s, WJRR started an annual live music festival known as "Earthday Birthday" at theCentral Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando. Each year the event brings in around 12 to 15,000 fans from all over the state of Florida. The show lasts approximately 12 hours with festivities normally beginning around 11 a.m. Past acts have includedKid Rock,Serj Tankian,Three Doors Down,The Offspring,Rob Zombie,Mudvayne,Godsmack,Velvet Revolver,Sevendust,Breaking Benjamin,Stone Sour,Papa Roach,WRONG,Staind, 311, Sublime with Rome andShinedown.
In 2002, to compete up against former rockerWOCL, WJRR shifted back to amodern rock format fromactive rock and lured back legendary former PM Drive talent Sideshow Dan for afternoons, changing its moniker toReal Rock 101-One. In January 2008, WJRR dropped the "Real Rock" moniker and reverted to101one WJRR, The Rock Station, just when rivalWOCL switched to its currentclassic hits format.
On January 25, 2008, it was announced that WJRR would be one of several Clear Channel radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors. UnderFederal Communications Commission rules, Clear Channel had more radio stations in the Orlandoradio market than permitted. WJRR and other stations to be sold were placed into theAloha Stations Trust.[9] In December 2008, Clear Channel took back WJRR afterArbitron reassigned the station to theBrevard County radio market, even though it is widely heard in Orlando.
The syndicatedLex and Terry program replaced The Fiasco with Pat Lynch andTaco Bob on April 7, 2008.[10]
On May 1, 2010, during the 17th Annual Earthday Birthday event, it was announced that Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer had declared May 1 to be 101.1 WJRR Day. This was in honor of Earthday Birthday becoming the largest single day music event to happen in the entire state of Florida, and also possibly the southeastern United States.
On August 27, 2010, Crash and LT announced that WJRR would be dropping the Lex & Terry morning program, as a response to "literally thousands of emails and phone calls" from listeners stating that they would prefer music in the morning. Starting August 30, Crash and LT were heard in the 6-10AM slot. Pat Lynch, former morning show co-host, returned to the station for the afternoons in Crash and LT's old 3-8PM slot. Mel Taylor and Dickerman continued in their usual time slots.[11]
In2011, the station was added to theNielsen BDSactive rock panel, but WJRR still marketed itself as alternative rock. By August 2011, following the flip ofCox Radio's longtimeclassic rock station WHTQ totalk asWDBO-FM, WJRR completed the move to active rock. In addition, the station began adding more classic rock artists such asLed Zeppelin,Kiss &Def Leppard to itsplaylist, as is the trend in active rock radio.
The WJRR HD2 subchannel formerly broadcast the iHeartRadio "Classic Rock" station, but it switched in March 2011 to Old School Alternative "Channel X". As of May 5, 2012, its HD2 subchannel switched to a simulcast ofWYGM, which currently feeds an FM analog translator. Its HD3 subchannel carried an alternative rock format known as "Alt 101.1 HD3" from September 2016 until July 2024, when it was quietly discontinued and shut off. The final song played on “ALT 101.1 HD3” was “Dirty Little Secret” byThe All-American Rejects on July 9, 2024, at 9:24 AM E.T. With the flip of former sister stationWQMP (now WJHM) from alternative rock as “FM 101.9” to classic hip-hop as “102 JAMZ”, WJRR became the last remaining rock station in the market that played current music. As a result, the station began to expand its playlist.
Alumni include Ron & Ron, Buckethead, Crash,Larry the Cable Guy, Mark Samansky, Sideshow Dan, Dick Sheetz, Fish, Just Plain Mark, Dickerman.
WJRR broadcasts at 100,000wattseffective radiated power (ERP), as aClass C FM station, according to the FCC. Theheight above average terrain (HAAT) is 487 meters (1,598 ft). The height above ground level is 488 meters (1,601 ft). The height abovesea level is 500 meters (1,600 ft).
WJRR uses anon-directional antenna. Thetransmitter location is: 28° 34' 51.9" N, 81° 04' 31.2" W, nearChristmas, Florida. The station is on the same two-tower antenna farm along withWWKA,WMFE-FM,WOEX,WOMX, andWTKS-FM.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W245CL | 96.9 FM | Deltona, Florida | 146621 | 250 | 144 m (472 ft) | D | 28°36′22.6″N81°27′23.9″W / 28.606278°N 81.456639°W /28.606278; -81.456639 (W245CL) | LMS |