WJRR:
WJRR is a commercial radio station located in Cocoa Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Orlando, Florida area on 101.1 FM. WJRR airs an active rock music format with a playlist that leans modern rock.
This station was instrumental in launching the career of Larry the Cable Guy.
The station also started Earthday Birthday (which is in its 15th year). It then became a 3-city tour through the state of Florida. Headlining this year were Kid Rock "the douchebag", Serj Tankian, Three Doors Down, and Shinedown. Shinedown, recently world debutted their latest hit "Devour" on WJRR in early May, before performing the song for the first time at Earthday Birthday in Orlando on May 11, 2008.
It is currently the only and worst "rock" station in central Florida with "too much talk, not enough music" as their unofficial motto.
[edit] Technical information
WJRR broadcasts at 95,000 watts, and are a Licensed Class C FM Station by the 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, WHTQ, WOMX, and WTKS.
[edit] History
WJRR began operations in 1962 as classical music station WXBR. The station was renamed WCKS in 1976 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 calls and rock format were adopted in 1993 as 101.1 WJRR.
In 2002, to compete up against former rocker WOCL, WJRR shifted to modern rock and changed its moniker to "Real Rock 101-One".
In January 2008, immediately following WOCL's format change from modern rock to classic hits, the station shifted back to active rock from modern rock as JRR 101.1 FM in order to compete up against classic rocker WHTQ instead.
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. ([1], [2])
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Coordinates: 28°34′51″N 81°04′32″W / 28.58083, -81.07556
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