WXRR

Infobox Radio station
name = WXRR


city = Hattiesburg, Mississippi
area = Laurel-Hattiesburg
slogan =
branding = "Rock 104"
frequency = 104.5 MHz
repeater =
airdate =
share = 4.8
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Laurel-Hattiesburg Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Laurel-Hattiesburg&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Classic Rock
power =
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 299 meters
class = C1
facility_id = 29549
coordinates = coord|31|25|52.00|N| 89|8|51.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = WXXX Rock and Roll, (WXXX was area [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns = WHSY-FM (1979-1995)
owner = Blakeney Communications
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = http://www.rock104fm.com
affiliations =

WXRR (104.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Rock format. Licensed to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA, the station serves the Laurel-Hattiesburg area. The station is currently owned by Blakeney Communications. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WXRR |title=WXRR Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] [cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WXRR|title=WXRR Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron]

The station's previous call letters were WHSY when it was owned by Charlie Holt. The station was purchased in 1994 by Blakeney Communications. In its present form, the station signed on for the first time April 1, 1995.

Programming

"The Morning Crew on ROCK104" is the number one local morning radio show in the Laurel-Hattiesburg market.fact|date=September 2008 Comprised of Tom Colt, Andy Webb, and Flyin' Bryan Hicks, The Morning Crew can be heard live each weekday from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. -- with a "best of" hour weekdays at 5:00 a.m. In 2006, "The Morning Crew on ROCK104" was named as "The Mississippi Association of Broadcasters'" Personalities of the Year, and are poised to once again be crowned as Mississippi's best morning show in 2008. The show's signature bits include News Not Making the News, The Stupid Question of the Day, and Ben Willoughby's Outdoor Report. (96.5).

Birthplace of rock and roll

The station often identifies itself as "Broadcasting from the birthplace of rock and roll." Hattiesburg was home to The Graves Brothers, Blind Roosevelt Graves and Uaroy Graves who, along with piano player Cooney Vaughn recorded, two songs in 1936 that "featured fully formed rock and roll guitar riffs and a stomping rock and roll beat." [cite book|last=Rolling Stone Magazine|title=Illustrated History of Rock and Roll|publisher=Random House|date=November 10, 1992|isbn=978-0679737285]

References

External links

*FM station data|WXRR
* [http://www.rock104morningcrew.com/ Morning Crew]
* [http://www.dougmorris.net/ "RockTrax with Doug Morris"]