orlando branding 101one wjrr slogan orlando s rock station frequency 101.1 mhz also on hd radio first air date july 19 1962 as wxbr format active rock hd2 sports talk wygm simulcast erp 95 000 watts haat 487 meters class c facility id 51983 transmitter coordinates 28 34 51.00 n 81 04 32.00 w 28.5808333 n 81.0755556 w 28.5808333 ; 81.0755556 callsign meaning w just real rock former callsigns wxbr 1962 68 wcks 1968 84 wdoq 1984 85 wstf 1985 92 wvri 1992 93 affiliations compass media networks iheartradio premiere networks premium choice owner iheartmedia clear channel broadcasting licenses inc. sister stations wflf wmgf wrum wtks fm wxxl wygm 1045 the beat wtks hd 2 webcast listen live website wjrr.com wjrr 101.1 fm branded 101one wjrr is a commercial active rock radio station licensed to cocoa beach florida serving greater orlando . owned by iheartmedia wjrr is the orlando affiliate for skratch n sniff and the side show countdown with nikki sixx . the wjrr studios are located in the orlando suburb of maitland while the station transmitter resides in orlando . in addition to a standard analog transmission wjrr broadcasts over two hd radio channels and is available online via iheartradio . 1 2 3 contents 1 history 1.1 early years and active rock 1962 2002 1.2 alternative rock 2002 11 1.3 return to active rock 2011 present 2 technical information 3 references 4 external links history edit early years and active rock 1962 2002 edit wjrr began operations in 1962 as classical music station wxbr . the station was renamed wcks in 1968 and adopted a top 40 chr format as ck101 . in 1984 the station picked up the wdoq calls after they were dropped by 101.9 fm in daytona beach and the format was changed to rock then to adult contemporary shortly afterward . 101.1 fm adopted the new calls wstf in 1985 and became known as sunny 101 and later star 101 continuing with an adult contemporary format . after a brief stint as wvri variety 101 in the early 1990s the current wjrr callsign and rock format were adopted on april 19 1993 as 101.1 wjrr . alternative rock 2002 11 edit in 2002 to compete up against former rocker wocl wjrr shifted to a modern rock format from active rock and changed its moniker to real rock 101 one . in january 2008 wjrr dropped the real rock moniker and reverted to 101one wjrr the rock station just when rival wocl became its current classic hits format . the station also unveiled its final logos as an alternative rock radio station . on january 25 2008 it was announced that wjrr is 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 . until it is sold wjrr and other stations to be sold will be placed into the aloha stations trust . 4 in december 2008 clear channel took back wjrr after arbitron reassigned the station to the brevard county market . the syndicated lex and terry program replaced the fiasco with pat lynch and taco bob on april 7 2008 . 5 mel taylor from wocl is now the morning show producer and mid day talent followed by market vet crash in afternoons . crash is joined by lt for news and entertainment each afternoon . rick everett who has been with the station since 1997 was named pd in october 2007 . alumni include ron & ron pat lynch and taco bob buckethead larry the cable guy mark samansky sideshow dan dick sheetz fish just plain mark . in 2010 wjrr changed to their current logo as 101one wjrr and brought back their animal in the logo ; however the alternative rock format continued to stay there for a year . on may 1 2010 ; during the 17th annual earthday birthday event it was announced that orlando mayor buddy dyer has declared may 1 to be 101.1 wjrr day . this has come about due to 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 jrr 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 monday august 30 2010 crash and lt will have the 6 10am slot . pat lynch former morning show co host will return to the station for the afternoons in crash and lt s old 3 8pm slot . mel taylor and dickerman will continue in their current 10am 3pm and 8pm 12am respectively time slots . 6 the station also started earthday birthday which is in its 21st year . the event has become the biggest one day rock festival in the state . the event has generally and for the last 5 years has taken place at tinker field directly next to the citrus bowl stadium in downtown orlando . each year the event brings in around 12 to 15 000 central florida fans and fans from all over the state of florida . the annual festival usually lasts approximately 12 hours festivities normally begin around 11 a.m. past acts have included bands like kid rock serj tankian three doors down the offspring rob zombie mudvayne godsmack velvet revolver sevendust breaking benjamin stone sour papa roach wrong staind and shinedown . return to active rock 2011 present edit as of 2011 the station was added to the nielsen bds active rock panel but still considered alternative rock despite no classic rock artists that have not been played by alternative rock stations . this ended nine years of alternative rock with the station . by august 2011 following the flip of cox radio s longtime classic rock station whtq to news talk as wdbo fm wjrr completed the move to active rock as wjrr is now orlando s only full time rock station ; sister station wtks fm airs a classic rock format on weekends . in addition the station began adding more classic rock artists from led zeppelin kiss & def leppard to its rotation . the wjrr hd2 subchannel formerly broadcast iheartmedia inc. s iheartradio classic rock station but it switched in march 2011 to old school alternative station channel x . as of may 5 2012 its hd2 channel switched to a simulcast of wygm fox sports am 740 the game . technical information edit wjrr broadcasts at 95 000 watts and are a licensed class c fm station by the federal communications commission fcc . height above avg . terrain 487 meters 1599 ft height above ground level 480 meters 1576 ft height above sea level 500 meters 1641 ft the antenna pattern is non directional and the transmitter location is 28 34 51 n 81 04 32 w near bithlo florida . the station is on the same two tower antenna farm along with wwka wmfe wdbo fm womx and wtks . references edit http www.snsmix.com affiliates http www.sixxsense.com pages side show radiostations.html state florida http ibiquity.com hd radio hdradio find a station state sa & thisbecolorover ff920f & thisbecolorout 11839d & thecity 65 stationlist clear channel spinoff list maxwell scott 2008 04 07 . wjrr changes up again lex & terry in . orlando sentinel . retrieved 2011 12 08 . lex & terry fans external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wjrr radio locator information on wjrr query nielsen audio s fm station database for wjrr v t e radio stations in the melbourne titusville cocoa florida market by am frequency 840 920 1060 1240 1300 1350 1510 1560 by fm frequency 89.3 89.5 90.3 91.5 93.5 94.1 95.1 95.5 95.9 97.9 98.5 99.3 101.1 102.7 104.1 106.3 107.1 by callsign waoa wcif wcpl lp wdmc wejf wfha lp wfit wfks whkr wixc wjrr wkqk wkro fm wlrq fm wlzr wmie fm wmmb wmmv wpio wpgs wrdj lp wrok fm wsbh wtks fm wwbc defunct wgrv lp 93.1 fm wnrg lp 107.9 fm florida radio markets daytona beach fort myers naples marco island ft. pierce stuart vero beach ft. walton beach gainesville ocala jacksonville lakeland winter haven melbourne titusville cocoa miami ft. lauderdale orlando panama city pensacola sarasota bradenton tallahassee tampa st.petersburg clearwater west palm beach boca raton other florida radio regions florida keys lake city sebring see also list of radio stations in florida v t e radio stations in the orlando market by am frequency 540 580 640 660 740 790 810 950 990 1030 1060 1080 1140 1170 1190 1240 1270 1340 1410 1440 1220 1400 1480 1520 1580 1600 1680 by fm frequency 88.3 89.1 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.5 92.3 93.1 94.5 95.3 95.9 96.5 97.5 98.1 98.9 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.5 103.1 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.3 107.7 by noaa weather radio frequency 162.475 by callsign kih63 w226bt w273ca w283an w297bb wamt wbzw wcfb wdbo wdbo fm wdyz wflf whoo wigw wixc wjrr wkfl wkiq wlaa wlaz wlbe wmfe fm wmgf wmmo wntf wnue fm wocl wokb womx fm wonq worl wotw fm wpcv wpoz wprd wots wsdo wprk wpyo wqbq wqmp wrlz wrmq wrso wrum wtks fm wtln wucf fm wuna wvlg wwfl wwka wxxl wygm defunct wrap 833 am satellite radio local traffic weather xm channel 229 sirius channel 158 florida radio markets daytona beach fort myers naples marco island ft. pierce stuart vero beach ft. walton beach gainesville ocala jacksonville lakeland winter haven melbourne titusville cocoa miami ft. lauderdale orlando panama city pensacola sarasota bradenton tallahassee tampa st.petersburg clearwater west palm beach boca raton other florida radio regions florida keys lake city sebring see also list of radio stations in florida v t e active rock radio stations in the state of florida by frequency 93.7 96.1 97.9 101.1 101.5 by callsign wjrr wrxk fm wtkx fm wxnx wxtb by community of license bonita springs fort myers clearwater tampa bay cocoa beach orlando pensacola sanibel fort myers see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in florida v t e iheartmedia corporate officers bob pittman chairman ceo board of directors lowry mays irving azoff b. j. red mccombs j. c. watts john h. williams radio stations list of radio stations owned by iheartmedia radio networks fox sports radio premiere networks premium choice total traffic 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