WAKR (Akron radio station)
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WAKR is a long-running Akron, Ohio radio station historically notable as an early platform for influential disc jockey Alan Freed and the rise of rock and roll broadcasting.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WAKR | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | radio station ⓘ |
| airdate |
1940
ⓘ
October 16, 1940 ⓘ |
| band | AM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branding | 1590 WAKR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastArea |
Akron metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSign | WAKR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSignMeaning | Akron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Akron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfLicense | Akron, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Class B ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| earlyPlatformFor | Alan Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facilityId | 54615 ⓘ |
| format |
full-service
ⓘ
soft adult contemporary ⓘ |
| formerFrequency | 1530 kHz ⓘ |
| founder | S. Bernard Berk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | 1590 kHz ⓘ |
| hasStudiosIn | Akron, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransmitterIn | Akron, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.wakr.net/ ⓘ |
| historicalFormat |
Top 40 (historical)
ⓘ
middle of the road (MOR) (historical) ⓘ news/talk (historical) ⓘ |
| isNotableAs |
early rock and roll radio outlet in the United States
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long-running Akron, Ohio radio station ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| licensedToServe | Akron, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| licensee | Rubber City Radio Group, LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | Akron radio market ⓘ |
| networkAffiliation |
ABC Radio (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CBS Radio (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutual Broadcasting System (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early platform for Alan Freed
ⓘ
early rock and roll broadcasting ⓘ |
| notablePersonality | Alan Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Rubber City Radio Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power | 1000 watts (daytime) ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterStation |
WONE-FM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WQMX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
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