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Coordinates: 30°41′20″N 87°49′48″W / 30.689°N 87.830°W / 30.689; -87.830
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WRKH

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Logos for WRKH's primary and secondary channels.
Broadcast areaMobile, Alabama
Pensacola, Florida
Frequency96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding96.1 The Rocket
Programming
FormatFM/HD1: Classic rock
HD2: Sports "99.5 The Jag"
HD3: Christian radio "Freedom Radio FM"
Ownership
Owner
WKSJ-FM, WMXC, WNTM, WTKX-FM, WRGV
History
First air date
1964 (as WLPR)
Former call signs
WLPR (1964-1987)
WAVH (1987-1994)
WMYC (1994-1996)
Call sign meaning
W RocKet Hits
Technical information
Facility ID53142
ClassC
ERP73,000 watts
HAAT535 meters
Translator(s)99.5 W258AY (Mobile, relays HD2)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Website961therocket.com
995thejag.iheart.com (HD2)
freedomradiofm.com (HD3)

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. Starting with the 2016 season, as part of an agreement with iHeartMedia and the University of South Alabama, coverage of USA Jaguars football will move from WMXC to WRKH.

30°41′20″N 87°49′48″W / 30.689°N 87.830°W / 30.689; -87.830