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 "Classical 101 WRR" - Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 32° 46.560 W 096° 45.576
14S E 709838 N 3628676
WRR was the first licensed broadcast station in Texas and one of the nation's five inaugural stations. It belongs to the City of Dallas, but it is operated as a commercial Classical music station.
Waymark Code: WM3BRY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2008
Views: 95
Wikipedia says:
WRR original began broadcasting via AM in 1920 and received its license and call letters on August 5, 1921 (The AM frequency is now privately owned as KTCK). In 1948, WRR-FM received its first FM license. After WRR was sold WRR-FM changed its call letters to WRR.
Despite its public ownership, WRR is a commercial station and sells advertising. Over the years, private broadcasters in the Dallas-Fort Worth market have made numerous but unsuccessful calls for privatizing the station.
WRR is the oldest commercially operated radio station in Texas and the second oldest in the United States behind KDKA in Pittsburgh.
Station Category: Commercial Radio
Genre or specialty of the station submitted: Other
Station web-page: [Web Link]
Internet web-casting link if available.: [Web Link]
How is the signal transmitted: By "Transmission Tower"
Favourite program or on air person/announcer:
Among many other notable things about this radio station is the 'Art Matters' program:
"Since 1988, Quin Mathews and Sharon Benge have hosted the weekly WRR program 'Art Matters,' which focuses on the arts in the North Texas area.
A former WFAA newsman, Mr. Mathews owns a film production studio in Dallas, where he also produces the weekly installments of 'Art Matters.'
Ms. Benge is head of the theater department at Texas Women's University. She worked on the opening of Dallas Theater Center and founded Shakespeare in the Park in Fort Worth."
Also note that WRR is now broadcasting in HD Radio as well.
"SIRIUS Satellite Radio" channel number: Not listed
"XM Satellite Radio" channel number: Not listed
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