verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message wrok city rockford illinois broadcast area north central illinois branding news talk 1440 wrok slogan the talk everyone s talking about frequency 1440 khz first air date 1923 format news talk power 5 000 watts day 270 watts night class b callsign meaning rockford affiliations fox news owner townsquare media townsquare media rockford license llc sister stations wkgl wxxq wzok webcast wrok live feed website www.1440wrok.com wrok 1440 am is an american news talk radio station in rockford illinois . it is owned by townsquare media . the station is licensed by the federal communications commission fcc to serve winnebago county illinois . on august 30 2013 a deal was announced in which townsquare would acquire 53 cumulus media stations including wrok 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 transaction was consummated effective november 14 2013 . programming edit the station features america in the morning with jim bohannon tuesday to saturday 4 00 to 5 00 am followed by riley o neil for the morning drive time broadcast monday to friday 5 00 to 9 00 am and saturday 6 00 to 7 00 am . the morning news is anchored by dave alpert . the michael koolidge show http www.koolidge.com airs after riley o neil s morning show monday to friday 9 00 to 11 00 am with a one hour best of program every sunday 6 00 to 7 00 pm . the rush limbaugh show is broadcast 11 00 am to 2 00 pm the rush limbaugh week in review airs every saturday 12 00 noon to 3 00 pm followed by the sean hannity show 2 00 to 5 00 pm the sean hannity weekend airs every saturday 3 00 to 6 00 pm . the mark levin show airs live 5 00 to 8 00 pm followed by the larry elder show monday to friday 8 00 to 11 00 pm and saturday 6 00 to 9 00 pm until the dave ramsey show 11 00 pm to 12 00 midnight and sunday 12 00 noon to 3 00 pm . red eye radio is broadcast overnight tuesday to friday and sunday 12 00 midnight to 4 00 am and saturday and monday 12 00 midnight to 5 00 am . weekends feature this weekend america s first news with gordon deal saturday 5 00 to 6 00 am the kim komando show sunday 9 00 am to 12 00 noon the larry kudlow show saturday 9 00 am to 12 00 noon the money pit saturday 9 00 to 11 00 pm made in america sunday 4 00 to 7 00 am the twilight zone radio dramas sunday 7 00 to 9 00 pm live on sunday night it s bill cunningham sunday 9 00 pm to 12 00 midnight moneytalk with bob brinker sunday 3 00 to 6 00 pm viewpoints saturday 11 00 to 11 30 pm eye on illinois saturday 11 30 pm to 12 00 midnight stateline sports hour saturday 7 00 to 8 00 am saturday morning stateline saturday 8 00 to 9 00 am and religious programming every sunday from 7 00 to 9 00 am . wrok broadcasts university of illinois football and basketball and selected nfl games during the regular season . wrok was a very popular top 40 music station in rockford during the 1970s . sister station wzok carries on the top 40 heritage although that station s format has shifted toward hot adult contemporary in recent years . references edit 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 . external links edit official website query the fcc s am station database for wrok radio locator information on wrok query nielsen audio s am station database for wrok v t e radio stations in the rockford illinois market by fm frequency 88.3 89.1 89.5 90.5 91.1 91.7 91.9 92.1 93.3 93.7 95.3 95.7 96.7 97.5 98.5 99.3 99.9 100.5 100.9 103.1 104.9 106.3 107.3 by am frequency 1330 1380 1440 1490 1520 noaa weather radio frequency 162.475 by callsign kzz57 w220bl w263bj wbel wbgr fm wfen wfps wgez wgfb whjg lp wilv wjvl wkgl fm wluv wnie wnij wniu wnta wqfl wrok wrtb wsey wsjy wtpb lp wxrx wxxq wyrb wzkl wzok nearby radio markets chicago dubuque janesville beloit lasalle peru madison milwaukee racine quad cities see also list of radio stations in illinois v t e news talk radio stations in the state of illinois all news wbbm chicago wcfs elmwood park news and talk kftk east st. louis waik galesburg wbba fm pittsfield wbel south beloit wbig aurora wbgz alton wcil carbondale wcmy ottawa wcpt willow springs wcra effingham wcsj morris wdan danville wdws champaign wfiw fairfield wgem quincy wgfa watseka wgil galesburg wgn chicago wgnu granite city whow clinton wind chicago wjbc bloomington wjbm jerseyville wjol joliet wjpf herrin wkan kankakee wkei kewanee wkyx golconda wlbk dekalb wlmd bushnell wls chicago wmay springfield wmix mount vernon wrhl rochelle wrmn elgin wrok rockford wrpw colfax wsdr sterling wsdz belleville wsoy decatur wtad quincy wtax springfield wtim assumption wtrh ramsey wzoe princeton wzus macon see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in illinois v t e townsquare media formerly regent communications and including former gap broadcasting group and double o radio alabama wbei wffn wnpt fm wtbc wtsk wtug fm arkansas kmji kosy kygl colorado kars fm fm1 kbkl kekb kexo kknn kkpl kmax fm kmxy ktrr kuad fm connecticut wine wrki idaho kawo kcix kezj fm kfxd kido klix klix fm ksas fm ksnq kxlt fm illinois wdbq fm wkgl fm wliq wrok wxlp wxxq wzok indiana wdks wgbf wgbf fm wjlt wkdq iowa kbea fm kbob kcrr kdat khak kiik fm kjoc kkhq fm klyv koel koel fm krna krqn kxge wdbq wjod kentucky wbkr womi louisiana keel kfte khla khxt kjef kjmh klcl kmdl kngt kpel kpel fm krof kruf ktdy ktsr kvki fm kwkh kxks fm maine wblm wbpw wbzn wcyy wdea webb wezq wjbq wjzn wmme fm wozi wqcb wqhr wtvl wwmj massachusetts wbsm wfhn michigan wbck wbxx wcrz wfgr wfmk wfnt wgrd fm witl fm wjim wjim fm wkfr fm wkmi wlco wlht fm wmmq wnwz wqus wrcl wrkr wtrv wvfn wwbn minnesota kbmx kdcz kdhl kdzz kfil kfil fm kkcb kldj klzz kmxk kolm kqcl krfo krfo fm kroc kroc fm kvgo kwwk kxss kyba kzrv webc wjon wwjo missouri khmo kick fm krry ksdl ksis kxkx montana kbaz kbul kchh k236ab kctr fm kenr fm1 kgvo kgvo fm kisn kkbr klyq kmhk kmms kmms fm kmpt kprk ksen kxlb k254al kyss fm k252bm kzin fm kzmy new hampshire whom wokq wpkq wsak wshk new jersey wadb wchr fm wenj wfpg wjlk wkxw wobm wobm fm wpgg wpur wsjo new york waal wbkt wblk wbuf wchn wczx wdby wdhi wdla wdla fm wdos weok wfrg fm wgna fm w235ay whwk wibx wiyn wkny wkxp wkxz w232at wlzw wmsx wnbf wodz fm wpda wpdh wqbj wqbk fm wqsh w256bu wrrb wrrv wsrk wtbd fm wtmm fm wwyl wyos wyrk wzad wzoz north dakota kacl kbyz kkct klxx kusb oklahoma klaw kvrw kzcd south dakota kdez kikn fm kkls fm kmxc ksoo ksoo fm kxrb kybb texas kafx fm katp kbat kbzs kean fm keli keyj fm kfmx fm kfyo kgee kgkl kgkl fm kisx kixs kixz kkam kkcl fm kkcn kktx fm kkyr fm klaq kltd klub kmnd kmwx kmxj fm knfm knin fm knrx knue kodm kooc kprf kpww kqbr kqvt krod ksfa ksii ksli kssm ktbq ktem ktux ktyl fm kull kusj kvll fm kwfs kwfs fm kxss fm kyks kyyw kzbt kzii fm washington kats k232cv kdbl keyw kffm kfld kit kmgw kolw kord fm kuti kxrx wyoming kcgy kgab kign kktl klen kowb krnk krvk ktrs fm ktwo kwyy defunct kril wput live events country jam usa mountain jam 50 % north american midway entertainment we fest websites king loudwire noisecreep xxl radio networks michigan talk network license held by a divestiture trust ; 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