WRKH
| City of license | Mobile, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Mobile, Alabama Pensacola, Florida |
| Branding | 96.1 The Rocket |
| Slogan | "The Gulf Coast's Home of Classic Rock" |
| Frequency | 96.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 73,000 watts |
| HAAT | 535 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 53142 |
| Callsign meaning | RocKet Hits |
| Former callsigns | WLPR (1964-1987) WAVH (1987-1994) WMYC (1994-1996) |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WKSJ-FM, WMXC, WNTM, WTKX-FM, WRGV |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 961therocket.com |
WRKH (96.1 FM) is the call sign for the Mobile, Alabama classic rock formatted radio station known as "96.1 The Rocket". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its studios are located inside the building of unrelated television station WKRG on Broadcast Drive in Mobile, and the transmitter is near Spanish Fort, Alabama.
Programming
The station is primarily classic rock. Since 2002, the station has competed with WZNF, a Gulfport, Mississippi classic rock station. That station's signal can reach Mobile, WRKH's primary listening area. WRKH broadcasts a wide variety of music considered classic rock, and, most recently, some music from the early 1990s has been heard - various Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers songs have been played. WRKH also broadcasts the syndicated John Boy and Billy Big Show on Monday-Saturday mornings, and Chip Nelson on afternoons.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRKH
- Radio-Locator information on WRKH
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRKH
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