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| ...from the Broadcast Capital of the World | Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
| Station Information for WXRK-FM | |
| FM Frequency | 92.3 |
| Station Address | 40 West 57th Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 |
| Classification and Power | B, 6000W |
| Transmitter Location | Empire State Building |
| Contact | 212-314-9230 or 212-314-9200 fax: 212-314-9338 studio line: 877-212-5762 |
| Website | http://www.923krock.com/ |
| Station Staff | General Manager - Tom Chiusano Program Director - vacant Music Director - Mike Tierney VP of Sales - Alan Leinwand Local Sales Manager - Gary Blum |
| Format | Rock |
| Owner | CBS Radio |
| History | The first station on this frequency, WMCA-FM, went on the air on December 25, 1948. WHOM-FM appeared on February 26, 1951, featuring a variety of formats, including ethnic, background music, clasical, Spanish, and easy listening. WKTU (light pop format) ran from June 5, 1975 to July 29, 1978; WKTU (Disco format) 7/78-7/85; WXRK (Classic Rock format) 7/13/85 - 1/5/96; Alternative Rock format adopted 1/5/96, gradually moving to an Active Rock format. On Sunday, January 1, 2006, WXRK changed its call letters to WFNY, and on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, WFNY replaced its weekday music programming with talk/personality shows. |
| Comments | On May 24, 2007, the talk/personality format was discontinued and the previous rock format was reinstated. The station reverted to its WXRK call letters on May 31, 2007. |
