WRXK-FM
Radio station in Bonita Springs, Florida, United States
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WRXK-FM (96.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bonita Springs, Florida, United States, and serving the Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island area of Southwest Florida. It airs a mainstream rock format branded as "96 K-Rock", and carries Miami Dolphins football games during the NFL season. The studios are on South Tamiami Trail in Estero.
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| Broadcast area | Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island - Southwest Florida |
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| Frequency | 96.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 96 K-Rock |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Affiliations | Miami Dolphins |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Broadcasting, Inc. |
| WARO, WFSX-FM, WFFY, WHEL, WXCW, WXKB | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1974 |
Former call signs | WLEQ (1974–1986) |
Call sign meaning | Rock |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73976 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 341 meters (1,119 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 96krock.com |
The transmitter is located off Carter Road in Corkscrew, Florida.[2] WRXK-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology; its digital subchannel is a simulcast of WBCN.
History
The station signed on the air on September 1, 1974.[3] Its original call sign was WLEQ with the branding "96 Super Q". It carried a Top 40 format. It originally broadcast on 95.9 MHz and was only powered at 3,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. In 1980, the station was re-branded as "Q-96", and affiliated with the Satellite Music Network.
In 1986, the station switched frequencies from 95.9 to 96.1 coupled with a power increase to 100,000 watts. This allowed it to cover much of Southwest Florida. It switched to a mainstream rock format. It changed its call sign to WRXK and was rebranded as "96 K-Rock".
On February 13, 2012, WRXK-FM changed its format to hot talk, branded as "96 K-Rock, Talk That Rocks". But it returned to rock on June 17, 2013, in preparation for sister station 99X's flip to ESPN programming on June 20.[4]
In the 2010s, WRXK-FM carried the syndicated Bubba the Love Sponge show in morning drive time. On July 9, 2018, the Beasley Broadcast Group parted ways with Bubba. WRXK-FM began airing Dave and Chuck the Freak. That show is based at co-owned WRIF in Detroit and is syndicated to Boston, Tampa and other markets.
On August 12, 2025, Beasley Media spun off the cluster in Fort Myers and sold half to Sun Broadcasting for $9 million.[5]
