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WOKR
Broadcast areaEast side of Rochester
Frequency1310 kHz
BrandingThe Team
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsCBS Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Brian McGlynn
  • (Genesee Media Corporation)
WRSB, WDNY (AM), WASB, WDNY-FM
History
Former call signs
WCGR (1997-1998)
WRSB (1998-2017)
Technical information
Facility ID88676
ClassB
Power1,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°53′20.00″N 77°19′9.00″W / 42.8888889°N 77.3191667°W / 42.8888889; -77.3191667
Translator(s)105.5 W288CS (Fairport)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitetheteam.fm

WOKR (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Canandaigua, New York, United States, the station is owned by Brian McGlynn, through licensee Genesee Media Corporation.[1]

History

The station went on the air as WCGR on 1997-10-14. On 1998-10-05, the station changed its call sign to WRSB;[2] it operated intermittently throughout the 1990s and 2000s.

The station was acquired by Genesee Media Corporation on June 8, 2013 at a price of $450,000. The station added high-quality C-QUAM AM stereo broadcasting in October 2013. It swapped call signs with its simulcast partner on 2017-08-01, taking on the call sign WOKR.

References

  1. ^ "WOKR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WOKR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.