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WKRR (Rock 92) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Asheboro, North Carolina and the Piedmont Triad. The station is owned by Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WKRR Facility Record )〕 and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is located near Randleman, North Carolina at ().〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FM Query Results for WKRR )〕 Dick Broadcasting also owns WKZL (107.5 KZL), licensed to the Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Both stations broadcast from Greensboro, North Carolina and have done so since the early 1990s. ==History== In November 1948, WGWR-FM signed on in Asheboro as the sister FM to WKXR. Prior to 1984, the FM station played country music as WCSE, then it was WRLT, with a soft adult contemporary format. WKRR was originally an album oriented rock (AOR) format station but evolved to classic rock in the early 1990s. The current WKRR signed on the air on December 31, 1985 after moving from Asheboro. WKRR aired ''John Boy and Billy'' for three years ending January 1, 1999. The current morning show, ''Two Guys Named Chris'', signed on January 4, 1999 and consists of Chris Kelly, Chris Demm,〔Jeri Rowe, "Rock 92 Bucks the Trend of Syndicated Morning Shows," ''Greensboro News & Record'', January 3, 1999, p. D1.〕 Dave Aiken, and Biggie. Kelly started in radio as a teenager on WKXR in Asheboro, and previously worked at WKZL. Demm did the news on WKRR during ''John Boy and Billy'' and also worked with Brad Krantz on WKRR.〔 Deidre "Lady D" James was added after about four years,〔Amy Dominello, "Diversity + humor = Chris , Chris & Deidre," ''Greensboro News & Record'', August 9, 2007, p. DT153.〕 but on August 15, 2014 she began a 12-week hiatus from the show. Her hiatus became a permanent departure as she announced she will not be returning. On January 2, 2007, the show added a second station in Wilmington, North Carolina. The show at that time was number one in Greensboro with men ages 25–54.〔"'Two Guys Named Chris' show now syndicated," ''Greensboro News & Record'', January 4, 2007, p. GT10.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WKRR」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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