WRKS
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Broadcast area | Jackson, Mississippi |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 105.9 MHz |
| Branding | ESPN 105.9 The Zone |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | 1980 (as WXMR) |
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Call sign meaning | Previously used on the historical "98.7 Kiss FM" (now WEPN-FM) in New York City |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 23,000 watts |
| HAAT | 224 meters (735 ft) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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WRKS (105.9 FM, "The Zone") is a radio station licensed to Pickens, Mississippi, although its studio is located in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Launched on July 2, 2009, the station's format is sports, with programming from ESPN Radio. WRKS is owned by Connoisseur Media through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Along with five other sister stations, its studios are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower is in Canton.
History
The station started out in 1980 with the call sign WXMR. On June 1, 1982, the call sign was changed to WLTD, then to WYJS on December 15, 1995. On January 16, 2004, the call sign was again changed to WOAD-FM with an urban gospel format as "Power 105.9". On July 3, 2009, the urban gospel format was dropped for a sports format as "The Zone" with the call sign again changing to WZNO.[2]
The station had been owned by Inner City Broadcasting of New York City until Inner City Broadcasting's bankruptcy in the early 2010s, at which time YMF Media took over the station.[3] The WRKS callsign had been used for a New York station on 98.7 FM until its owner, Emmis Communications, flipped to a simulcast of ESPN Radio station WEPN and sold the rights to the WRKS name to YMF, which then transferred it to WZNO.[2]
WRKS and five other YMF Media stations were sold to L&L Broadcast Holdings on September 24, 2013. The purchase price was $9.4 million. On July 1, 2014, L&L merged with sister company Alpha Broadcasting to form Alpha Media.[4] Alpha Media merged with Connoisseur Media on September 4, 2025.[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WRKS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b FCC Call Sign History for WRKS
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Court OKs YMF Media LMA Of Inner City Stations". All Access Music Group. May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (April 17, 2024). "Alpha and L&L To Merge; Acquire Main Line Broadcasting". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (September 4, 2025). "Introducing The New Connoisseur Media". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
External links
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- WRKS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for WRKS
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