WRKX (95.3 FM, "Jill FM") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Ottawa, Illinois, the station covers Northern Illinois, including LaSalle, and Ottawa.WRKX Coverage Area Accessed May 11, 2010 It is owned by NRG Media.
History The station began broadcasting on August 15, 1964, as WOLI, and broadcast at 98.3 MHz.1965 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1965. p. B-51. Retrieved July 25, 2018.History Cards for WRKX, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2018. WOLI aired a MOR format.1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-66. Retrieved July 25, 2018. By 1975, the station had begun airing a rock/top 40 format.Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-59. Retrieved July 25, 2018. In 1975, the station's frequency was changed to 95.3 MHz, and in September 1976, its call sign was changed to WRKX.
By 1977, the station had begun airing a country music format.Broadcasting Yearbook 1977, Broadcasting, 1977. p. C-66. Retrieved July 25, 2018. The station continued airing a country music format into the 1980s.Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-82. Retrieved July 25, 2018. By 1985, the station had begun airing an adult contemporary format.Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-85. Retrieved July 25, 2018. In August 1991, the station's format was changed to classic rock."Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 33. August 19, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2018. In early 1993, the station's format was changed to hot AC."Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 10 No. 9. March 3, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2018. The station was branded "K95.3", "The River". By 2010, the station's format had changed to adult hits, as "95.3 SAM FM",The Radio Book. 2009-2010. p. 212. Retrieved July 25, 2018. carrying Westwood One's S.A.M.: Simply About Music programming until the discontinuation of the network in August 2015, at which point the station became "95.3 Jack FM"."Westwood One Signs Off 'SAM-FM'", All Access Music Group. August 31, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2018. On September 1, 2025, the station changed its format to classic rock, branded as "95.3 Jill FM".Jack Becomes Jill in Ottawa IL Radioinsight - September 5, 2025
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External links WRKX's website