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WOKR

Canandaigua, New York
Broadcast area	East side of Rochester
Frequency	1310 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
Branding	WOKR 1310
Programming
Format	Classic country
Ownership
Owner	Tim Stratton and Stratton Radio Broadcasting Company, LLC (1310 FLX Radio, Inc)
Sister stations	WRSB, WDNY, WDNY-FM
History
First air date	April 5, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-04-05)
Former call signs	WCGR (1997-1998 WRSB (1998–2017)
Call sign meaning	"We're OK Rochester" (homage to what is now WHAM-TV)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	88676
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	42°53′20″N 77°19′9″W / 42.88889°N 77.31917°W / 42.88889; -77.31917
Translator(s)	95.5 W238DG (Canandaigua)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via TuneIn)
Website	wokrcountry.com

WOKR (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Canandaigua, New York, United States, the station is owned by Tim Stratton, through licensee 1310 FLX Radio, Inc.

History

The station went on the air as WCGR on October 14, 1997. On October 5, 1998, the station changed its call sign to WRSB; 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 August 1, 2017, taking on the call sign WOKR (which pays homage to what is now WHAM-TV). The station formerly broadcast on 105.5 FM (W288CS), but Genesee Media Corporation sold the FM translator to Bluelight Communications for a price of $650,000, and launched an Urban/R&B station on the translator.

The 105.5 translator was replaced by Genesee Media Corporation by translator W258BH (97.5 FM).

On September 21, 2017, WOKR changed formats from sports to talk and the 97.5 translator switched to a simulcast of sister station WRSB 1590 AM Brockport (which in turn flipped to Spanish). The new format contained a collection of shows from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Bloomberg Radio and Radio America.

On November 12, 2018, WOKR changed formats to classic country and added FM translator W238DG (95.5). An agreement to sell the station to Timothy Stratton (owner of WYLF) was struck in October 2019, and consummated on March 1, 2020, at a price of $250,000.

As of 11 pm, Sunday May 2, 2021, WOKR changed its format to classic hits and included a more local focus for the Canandaigua area, featuring local news, weather and sports.

As of July 2022, WOKR returned to airing its classic country format.

Translators

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WOKR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "WOKR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "WOKR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. "Bluelight Communications Bringing Another Urban to Rochester, NY".
5. New Talker Debuts in Rochester Radioinsight - September 21, 2017
6. WOKR Flips to Classic Country Radioinisght - November 19, 2018
7. "Station Sales Week of 10/18".
8. Fybush, Scott (July 18, 2022). "NorthEast Radio Watch 7/18/2022: NYC Doo-Wop Legend Dies". fybush.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 88676 (WOKR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WOKR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

v t e AM stereo radio stations in the United States
The following 45 stations broadcast in C-QUAM AM stereo.
By callsign	KBPS KCLI KCSR KDUN KFRO KGAK KINY KKIN KQWB KRGE KRRS KSUM KSVE KVON KWHW KYET KYMO WARB WATX WBBT WBLQ WEMG WENK WGOL WIKE WINY WIOE WION WIRY WJIB WKDA WLWL WMMI WNNC WOAP WOKR WPAX WPCI WRDN WTOU WWLX WXYG WYLD WZKY WZZB WKHB
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v t e AM stereo radio stations
The following 110 stations broadcast in C-QUAM A.M. stereo.
Canada (CF, CH-CK, VO)	CFCO CHQT CKJH
Philippines (DW-DZ)	DWIZ DWPM DWRS DYDD DYRC DYRL DZAS DZME DZXL
Republic of Korea (HL)	HLSQ
Panama (HO)	HOJ2
Japan (JO)	JOUF JOVF
United States (K, W)	KBPS KCLI KCSR KDUN KFRO KGAK KINY KKIN KQWB KRGE KRRS KSUM KSVE KVON KWHW KYET KYMO WARB WATX WBBT WBLQ WEMG WENK WGOL WIKE WINY WIOE WION WIRY WJIB WKDA WKTE WLWL WMMI WNNC WOAP WOKR WPAX WPCI WRDN WTOU WWLX WXYG WYLD WZKY WZZB
Brazil (ZYI-ZYL)	ZYJ494 ZYK280
Australia	4WK
Greece	AMAX-385
Ireland	Zenith Classic Rock
Italy	Broadcast Italia Media Veneta Radio Mini Radio RadiOlina Atripalda Radio Gold Radio Milano 1602 Radio Studio X
Netherlands	Dreamradio AM Radio de Vliegende Hollander Radio Impuls AMersfoort Radio TPOT
People's Republic of China	Hong Kong RTHK Radio 3 RTHK Radio 5
Thailand	Jor. Sor. 1 Jor. Sor. 5 Jor. Sor. 6 Mor. Kor. Mor. Thor. Mor. Thor. Bor. Sip-Et Mor. Thor. Bor. Thi Sam Sip Et Nueng Por. Nor. Nueng Por. Nor. Phak Phiset Or. Sor. Phon Nueng. Ror. Or. Por. Tor. Or. Ror. Dor. 747 Sor. Or. Tor. Sor. Wor. Phor. Sor. Wor. Thor. Thor. Or. 01 Thor. Phor. Nueng Thor. Phor. Sam Wor. Por. Thor. 2 Wor. Sor. Por. 711 Yan Kraw 1305
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