WWRX (107.7

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) is a

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music formatted FM

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licensed to

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, and serving the

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, area. The station is owned by Red Wolf Broadcasting and broadcasts with an ERP of 1.05 kW.

History

The station went on the air November 30, 1995 as WKCD, with a

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format; this was replaced with a

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format from 1999 to 2002 (under owners Back Bay Broadcasting and AAA Entertainment)

The current format launched on September 19, 2002; initially using the WHJM call sign, it became WWRX in 2004 after 103.7 FM in

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, changed its call letters from WWRX-FM to WEEI-FM (it is now

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). Under the direction of Brian Ram, who serves as Red Wolf's VP/Programming. The station moved its city of license from

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, to

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, effective August 22, 2013. On December 24, 2013, WWRX changed its call letters to WSKP, swapping call letters with

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; the swap was reversed on April 23, 2014. WWRX again moved its community of license on November 16, 2015, from

, to

References

External links

* * Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States WRX Radio stations established in 1996 {{RhodeIsland-radio-station-stub