WROX (AM)

WROX
City Clarksdale, Mississippi
Broadcast area Coahoma County, Mississippi
Slogan Classic Soul Rhythm and Blues
Frequency 1450 kHz
Translator(s) 97.5 W248CL (Clarksdale)
First air date June 5, 1944
Format Rhythmic oldies
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Facility ID 11611
Transmitter coordinates 34°12′40″N 90°34′42″W / 34.21111°N 90.57833°W / 34.21111; -90.57833Coordinates: 34°12′40″N 90°34′42″W / 34.21111°N 90.57833°W / 34.21111; -90.57833
Callsign meaning sounds like "rocks"
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Owner LL James Media, LLC
Webcast Listen Live
Website

wroxradio.com

WROX Building

Original WROX building at 257 Delta Avenue in Clarksdale
Location 257 Delta Ave., Clarksdale, Mississippi
Coordinates 34°12′5″N 90°34′29″W / 34.20139°N 90.57472°W / 34.20139; -90.57472
NRHP Reference # 02000854[1]
Added to NRHP August 9, 2002

WROX is a rhythmic oldies radio station in Clarksdale, Mississippi. It is a class C station operating at 1000 watts on 1450 kHz. Translator W248CL operates on 97.5 MHz. The WROX business office is located at 628 DeSoto Avenue.

WROX is noted for having had the first black radio announcer in Mississippi, Early Wright, also known as "The Soul Man".[2][3] Musicians Wright hosted on WROX included Sam Cooke, B.B. King, Little Milton, Pinetop Perkins, Elvis Presley, Charley Pride, Bobby Rush, Rufus Thomas, and Muddy Waters. Others performers on WROX included Jackie Brenston, Raymond Hill, Robert Nighthawk, Doctor Ross, and Sonny Boy Williamson II.[3][4] Musician Ike Turner worked as a janitor at WROX, while attending Clarksdale High School.[3]

History

WROX started transmitting on June 5, 1944, operating from 321 Delta Avenue with 250 watts. It moved to 257 Delta Avenue in July 1945,[5] presently the location of the WROX museum. Station power was increased to 1000 watts in 1964, using a RCA BTA-1R transmitter.[3] The 257 Delta Avenue location was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002,[1] and a Mississippi Blues Trail marker was placed there.[4] The AM transmitter was updated with a Broadcast Electronics AM-1A transmitter in 2006. The FM simulcast on 105.7 FM was set up in 2010.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Cheseborough, Steve. Blues Traveling, The Holy Sites of Delta Blues. 3rd ed. University Press of Mississippi, 2009. ISBN 978-1-60473-124-8. p. 93.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "WROX History". WROX Radio. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  4. 1 2 "WROX - Clarksdale". Mississippi Blues Commission. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  5. ↑ Audra Leslie Brecher (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: WROX Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-06. Photos


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