WRKR
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| City | Portage, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Branding | The Rocker |
| Frequency | 107.7 MHz |
| First air date | October 17, 1988 |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 148 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 14657 |
| Callsign meaning | W The RocKeR |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Kalamazoo License, LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wrkr.com |
WRKR (107.7 FM, "The Rocker") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format, consisting of classic album-oriented rock tracks from the late 1960s through the early 1990s. Licensed to Portage, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1988.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 stations from Cumulus Media, including WRKR, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[1][2] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRKR
- Radio-Locator information on WRKR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRKR
Coordinates: 42°07′44″N 85°20′20″W / 42.129°N 85.339°W
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