WXRD
Classic rock radio station in Crown Point, Indiana
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WXRD (103.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format using the station name X-Rock 103.9. Licensed to Crown Point, Indiana, United States, it serves Northwest Indiana and Chicago's south suburbs. The station is currently owned by Adams Radio Group,[5] through licensee ARG of Northern Indiana LLC. The station also features national and local newscasts.
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 103.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | X Rock 103.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | November 10, 1972 (as WFLM)[1] |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | '"X-Rock" |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39382 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,350 watts |
| HAAT | 137 meters (449 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°19′24.1″N 87°21′22.1″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | xrock1039.com |
History
The station began broadcasting November 10, 1972, holding the call sign WFLM, and airing an easy 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 former Hammond, Indiana, mayor Thomas McDermott Sr., for $600,000.[7] On March 1, 1993, the station's format was changed from easy listening to CHR.[6][7][8] In 1995, the station began to simulcast the rock format of WABT 103.9 in Dundee, 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 a Spanish 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 a country music format in November 1996, with programming from Real Country, under a Local marketing agreement 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 with WZVN, 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.