WWKR (94.1 FM, "K-Rock") is a radio station in

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, broadcasting a

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format. The station airs the satellite-fed "Rock Classics" format (a.k.a. "The Classic Rock Station") from

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History

The station began broadcasting in 1995 as WEWM in

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, with a satellite-fed

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format from Jones. The current format and calls were adopted in 1998. When 105.3 FM WCXT moved from Hart to Coopersville to become a

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market station (see

WHTS WHTS (105.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Coopersville, Michigan, and serving the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. It airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media. The studios are on Monroe Center Street NW ...

), WWKR changed its city of license to Hart to retain local radio service to the community of Hart, with no change in power or antenna pattern. Pentwater retains city-grade local radio service via 102.7 WMOM. A few years after WCXT/WHTS moved to Coopersville, WWKR moved its transmitter to WCXT's old tower east of Hart in order to improve its signal into

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. It can be heard as far south as Hudsonville and as far north as Benzonia.

References

Michiguide.com – WWKR History

External links

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